property-crime
Burglary or vandalism
Property crime is criminal activity targeting possessions rather than people—theft, burglary, vandalism, arson.
The category distinguishes offenses against belongings from violent crimes against persons: Property crime rates have fallen while violent crime holds steady.
The compound typically appears as an attributive: property-crime statistics, property-crime wave.
Illegal entry to commit crime
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- vandalismWillful property damage
arson · trespassing · shoplifting · carjacking · pickpocketing · looting · embezzlement · fencing
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
sentencing · conviction · arrest · indictment · plea · probation · fine · statute
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- witnessOne who attests
suspect · pawnshop · inventory · report · tracking · recovery · database · CCTV
Systematic observation of subjects
- locksSecurity fastening devices
- deadboltKey-operated door lock
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
fencing · lighting · guard-dog · insurance · inventory · marking · registration · patrol
Being without something
- damageHarm or impairment
- violationBreaking of rules
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- replacementWhat takes another's place
repair · vulnerability · fear · distrust · inconvenience · victimization · depreciation · displacement
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
vandalism · arson · trespassing · shoplifting · carjacking · pickpocketing · looting · embezzlement · fencing · graffiti
felony
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
charges · sentencing · conviction · arrest · indictment · plea · probation · fine · statute · jurisdiction
fingerprints
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
witness · suspect · pawnshop · inventory · report · tracking · recovery · database · CCTV · interview
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
safeguard · fencing · lighting · guard-dog · insurance · inventory · marking · registration · patrol · safe
loss
Being without something
replacement · repair · vulnerability · fear · distrust · inconvenience · victimization · depreciation · displacement · insecurity
property-crimeproperty protection
Safeguarding owned assets
rightful possession · legal ownership · property rights · asset protection
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