property crime
Crimes against belongings
Property crime is an offense against someone's belongings rather than their person—theft, burglary, vandalism, arson.
The category distinguishes crimes targeting possessions from violent crimes targeting bodies.
Property crime rates have dropped steadily since the 1990s.
Most property crimes are nonviolent, though some like robbery blur the line.
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- smash and grabViolent quick robbery
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- porch pirateOne who steals deliveries
vandalism · criminal mischief · check fraud · wire fraud · counterfeiting · credit card fraud · breaking and entering · car break-in · forgery · insurance fraud · unlawful entry · theft · grand theft auto · defacement · trespassing · identity theft · arson · looting
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- plunderlooting, loot, booty, pillaging, spoils
- crime dataarrest rate, incarceration rate, arrest records, auto theft, hate crimes
- alcohol harmalcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol dependency, alcohol poisoning, binge drinking
- poverty factorsdeprivation, hardship, low income, low wages, joblessness
property crimeproperty protection
Safeguarding owned assets
rightful ownership · fair trade · property rights · asset protection · security measures