Different types of crimes

Below are different types of crimes

1. ABDUCTION – forcibly taking someone away against their will.
2. ARSON – setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose
3. ASSASSINATION – killing a famous person or public figure.
4. ASSAULT – attacking someone physically.
5. BIGAMY – marrying someone when you are already married to another person.
6. BLACKMAIL – threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid.
7. BOMBING – detonating an explosive device with the plan of harming people or property.
8. BRIBERY – giving money or granting favors to influence another person’s decisions or behavior.
9. BURGLARY – breaking into a house in order to steal something.
10. CHILD ABUSE – treating a child badly in a physical, emotional, or sexual way.
11. CORRUPTION – behaving illegally and dishonestly; especially those in power.
12. CRIME – doing something illegal that can be punished by law.
13. CYBERCRIME – doing something illegal over the Internet or a computer system.
14. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – behaving violently inside the home.
15. DRUNK DRIVING – driving with too much alcohol in your blood.
16. EMBEZZLEMENT – stealing large amounts of money that you are responsible for, often over a period of time.
17. ESPIONAGE spying, to obtain political or military information.
18. FORGERY – illegally copying documents, money, etc. to cheat people.
19. FRAUD – getting money from people by cheating them.
20. GENOCIDE – killing on purpose a large number of people, especially from a particular group or area.
21. HIJACKING – taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands.
22. HIT AND RUN – not stopping to help a person hurt in an accident caused by you.
23. HOMICIDE – killing another person unintentionally.
24. HOOLIGANISM – being violent or aggressive on purpose; often used to describe youth.
25. IDENTITY THEFT- using someone else’s personal information for one’s own gain.
26. KIDNAPPING – taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return.
27. LIBEL – damaging someone’s reputation by writing lies about them.
28. LOOTING – taking things illegally and by force, during a riot, war, etc.
29. LYNCHING – killing someone without legal process, often by hanging, often by an angry mob.
30. MANSLAUGHTER – killing someone without malice aforethought.
31. MUGGING – attacking someone with a plan to rob them.
32. MURDER – killing someone on purpose.
33. PERJURY – lying in court, while under oath.
34. PICKPOCKETING – stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places.
35. PILFERING – stealing small quantities of goods over time.
36. POACHING- hunting illegally.
37. RAPE – forcing someone to have sex.
38. RIOT – causing a noisy, violent public disturbance.
39. ROBBERY – stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, store, etc.
40. SHOPLIFTING – stealing something from a store.
41. SLANDER – damaging someone’s reputation by speaking lies about them.
42. SMUGGLING – taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, jail, etc.
43. SPEEDING – driving above the speed limit.
44. TERRORISM – using violence, threats, or fear, usually for political purposes.
45. THEFT – stealing, in general.
46. TRAFFICKING – trading something illegal like drugs, people, etc.
47. TREASON – betraying one’s country by helping its enemies.
48. TRESPASSING- entering another person’s area; hurting people/damaging property through force.
49. VANDALISM- destroying private or public property purposely.
50. VOYEURISM- secretly watching naked people or sexual acts & getting sexually excited.

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