carjackings
Stealing occupied automobiles
Carjackings is the plural of carjacking—the crime of stealing a vehicle by force or threat while the driver is present.
Unlike ordinary auto theft, carjacking involves direct confrontation: Carjackings in the city have spiked this year.
The term emerged in the early 1990s as the crime gained media attention.
Aimed weapon's end
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- forceStrength or compulsion
- violenceHarmful physical force
armed · duress · fear · aggression · hostility · demand · menace · confrontation
Serious criminal offense
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- assaultViolent offensive act
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- gangsOrganized criminal groups
perpetrator · offender · criminality · unlawful · conviction · incarceration · arrest · prosecution
gunpoint
Aimed weapon's end
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- forceStrength or compulsion
violence · armed · duress · fear · aggression · hostility · demand · menace · confrontation · ambush
felony
Serious criminal offense
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- assaultViolent offensive act
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
gangs · perpetrator · offender · criminality · unlawful · conviction · incarceration · arrest · prosecution · sentencing
911
Crisis response number
dispatch · investigation · detective · forensics · witness · surveillance · CCTV · BOLO · manhunt · checkpoint
SUV
Rugged passenger vehicle
keys · engine · joyriding · resale · VIN · stripped · parts · export · fleet
carjackingsembezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
cybercrime · white-collar crime · fraud · insider trading · tax evasion
- carjacking victimOne robbed of vehicle