Crime Vocabulary

What do you call a person who is involved in a crime but is not the main perpetrator?

• Accomplice

• Bystander

• Instigator

• Witness

What do you call a crime that involves taking someone else's property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it?

• Theft

• Burglary

• Robbery

• Larceny

What do you call someone who damages people's property?

• Vandal

• Thief

• Arsonist

• Trespasser

What do you call the act of stealing without using force?

• Robbery

• Burglary

• Theft

• Shoplifting

What is the term for someone who steals from other people's pockets?

• Pickpocket

• Shoplifter

• Robber

• Burglary

What is the term for a crime involving theft with violence or threat?

• Burglary

• Theft

• Robbery

• Shoplifting

What is the term for a person who is caught committing a crime?

• Criminal

• Offender

• Suspect

• Defendant

What is the term for a person who witnesses a crime?

• Victim

• Perpetrator

• Witness

• Bystander

What do you call someone who breaks into a house to steal?

• Thief

• Robber

• Burglar

• Shoplifter

What preposition is used in the phrase 'accused ... speeding'?

• of

• for

• about

• with