categories of crime

• What are the categories of crime?

  • Non-Sexual crimes of violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Crimes of dishonesty
  • Fire raising, vandalism etc.
  • Other
• What is non sexual crimes of violence

  A violent crime committed to harm a person or property with no sexual activity. Example: murder
• What is sexual offences?

  harmful crime committed that has an emotional and physical impact on the victim which involves sexual activity. Example: Sexual assault.
• What is crimes of dishonesty?

  crime committed by cheated or deceiving other people or businesses. Example: Shop lifting
• What is fire raising, vandalism etc.

  crime that causes deliberate harm to a property or the environment. Example: Damaging property
• what does it mean by other

  a type of crime which does not fit any of the categories. Drug offences, traffic crimes etc.