carjacking victim

Robbed at gunpoint

A carjacking victim is someone whose vehicle has been stolen by force or threat while they were present—typically pulled from the driver's seat or forced to surrender keys at gunpoint.

The term emphasizes the violent, personal nature of the crime compared to ordinary car theft: The carjacking victim was left shaken but unharmed on the roadside.

Related

assault · hijacked · at gunpoint · gunpoint · threatened · witness · eye witness · survivor · police · police report · insurance · insurance claim · helpless · shaken · terrified · report · mugged · attacked

Opposites
role in the crime

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Armed vehicle thief

perpetrator · assailant · attacker · hijacker · robber

power/control in encounter

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Armed vehicle thief

aggressor · predator · victimizer · oppressor

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13