street crime
Robbery, assault, pickpocketing
Street crime refers to criminal offenses committed in public spaces—robbery, assault, mugging, vandalism, drug dealing.
The term distinguishes visible, often violent crimes from white-collar offenses committed in offices or online.
Politicians frequently invoke street crime in debates about public safety: The mayor promised to crack down on street crime.
- muggingRobbery with violence
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- gangsOrganized criminal groups
- assaultViolent offensive act
- theftUnlawful taking of property
smash and grab · carjacking · getaway car · pickpocketing · gang violence · turf war · streetfighting · drive-by · vandalism · broken window · purse snatching · extortion · vehicle theft · petty theft · hooliganism · hit-and-run · drug trafficking · alley
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- travel safetytravel advisories, travel warnings, travel insurance, travel security, emergency contacts
- urban hazardspotholes, traffic, accidents, sinkholes, gas leaks
- juvenile crimetruancy, vandalism, shoplifting, joyriding, underage drinking
- stranger crimesrandom attack, random shooting, mugging, carjacking, purse snatching
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
street crimewhite-collar crime
Business fraud offenses
corporate crime · financial crime · corporate fraud · securities fraud · embezzlement
street crimecivic virtue
Devotion to community welfare
public service · community service · lawfulness · charitable work · volunteerism
street crimepublic safety
Collective welfare from threats
community safety · law and order · security · civil order · social harmony
crime, street, criminal, streetwise, streetlight, criminality, incriminate, incrimination, incriminating