Topic > Essay on Street Crime - 693

Street crime is a vague term for any crime committed in a public place. According to the London Metropolitan Police Force, robbery, often called "robbery", and thefts suffered by victims on the street where their property is stolen and the victim is not attacked, are also considered street crimes. Or the more common forms of predatory crime – rape, robbery, assault, burglary, theft and car theft – occur more frequently on urban streets. Racial minority citizens account for a disproportionately high number of street crime arrests. Mugging is an assault or threat of violence against a person, especially with the intent to rob. Theft is the act of stealing; theft and misappropriation of the personal property or property of others; theft. Since a street crime is any criminal offense in a public place, a street crime could be: murder, assault, rape, robbery, money laundering, drugs, and burglary. A murder is the killing of a human being by another or by one person killing another; murderer. Here are some examples of street crimes that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, earlier this month. One gun homicide was reported in West Englewood and West Garfield Park. In West Englewood, a 35-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday in the 2000 block of West 67th Street. Two homicides have been reported in West Englewood this year. The South Side community area recorded 21 homicides last year, compared to 19 homicides in 2012 (four Chicago homicides in the past week). In West Garfield Park, a 21-year-old man was shot and killed March 13 in the 4000 block of West Van Buren Street. There have been four undisclosed homicides this year in West Garfield Park. The West Side community area recorded 16 homicides last year, compared to 13 homicides in 2012, (four… halfway through… American Canyon detectives and police officers served a search warrant in a barn in the 2300 block of Rockville Road in the Green Valley area The action resulted in the recovery of approximately 55 cases of stolen wine and additional leads in the investigation were issued in the 1500 block of Alamo Drive in Vacaville detectives found more stolen wine as well as $73,150 in cash American Canyon Police Chief Tracey Stuart said the money is believed to be linked to black market wine sales cash was seized as evidence was arrested around 6pm on Tuesday on charges of grand larceny, possession of stolen goods and burglary Stuart said the investigation is ongoing and authorities are contacting the wineries and other vendors who used the warehouse and may be missing wine (Times-Herald staff report).