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Different Types of Crimes

Source The Ghana Report

1. ABDUCTION – forcibly taking someone away against their will.

2. ARSON – setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose.

3. ASSASSINATION – killing a famous person or public figure.

4. ASSAULT – attacking someone physically.

5. BIGAMY – marrying someone when you are already married to another person.

6. BLACKMAIL – threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid.

7. BOMBING – detonating an explosive device with the plan of harming people or property.

8. BRIBERY – giving money or granting favors to influence another person’s decisions or behavior.

9. BURGLARY – breaking into a house in order to steal something.

10. CHILD ABUSE – treating a child badly in a physical, emotional, or sexual way.

11. CORRUPTION – behaving illegally and dishonestly; especially those in power.

12. CRIME – doing something illegal that can be punished by law.

13. CYBERCRIME – doing something illegal over the Internet or a computer system.

14. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – behaving violently inside the home.

15. DRUNK DRIVING – driving with too much alcohol in your blood.

16. EMBEZZLEMENT – stealing large amounts of money that you are responsible for, often over a period of time.

17. ESPIONAGE spying, to obtain political or military information.

18. FORGERY – illegally copying documents, money, etc. to cheat people.

19. FRAUD – getting money from people by cheating them.

20. GENOCIDE – killing on purpose a large number of people, especially from a particular group or area.

21. HIJACKING – taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands.

22. HIT AND RUN – not stopping to help a person hurt in an accident caused by you.

23. HOMICIDE – killing another person unintentionally.

24. HOOLIGANISM – being violent or aggressive on purpose; often used to describe youth.

25. IDENTITY THEFT- using someone else’s personal information for one’s own gain.

26. KIDNAPPING – taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return.

27. LIBEL – damaging someone’s reputation by writing lies about them.

28. LOOTING – taking things illegally and by force, during a riot, war, etc.

29. LYNCHING – killing someone without legal process, often by hanging, often by an angry mob.

30. MANSLAUGHTER – killing someone without malice aforethought.

31. MUGGING – attacking someone with a plan to rob them.

32. MURDER – killing someone on purpose.

33. PERJURY – lying in court, while under oath.

34. PICKPOCKETING – stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places.

35. PILFERING – stealing small quantities of goods over time.

36. POACHING- hunting illegally.

37. RAPE – forcing someone to have sex.

38. RIOT – causing a noisy, violent public disturbance.

39. ROBBERY – stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, store, etc.

40. SHOPLIFTING – stealing something from a store.

41. SLANDER – damaging someone’s reputation by speaking lies about them.

42. SMUGGLING – taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, jail, etc.

43. SPEEDING – driving above the speed limit.

44. TERRORISM – using violence, threats, or fear, usually for political purposes.

45. THEFT – stealing, in general.

46. TRAFFICKING – trading something illegal like drugs, people, etc.

47. TREASON – betraying one’s country by helping its enemies.

48. TRESPASSING- entering another person’s area; hurting people/damaging property through force.

49. VANDALISM- destroying private or public property purposely.

50. VOYEURISM- secretly watching naked people or sexual acts & getting sexually excited.

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