Street Crime Essay

Street Crime is a loose term for any criminal offense in a public place. According to London's Metropolitan Police force, Robbery, often called 'mugging', and thefts from victims in the street where their property is snatched and the victim is not assaulted is also considered street crime. Or The most common forms of predatory crime—rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, and auto theft—occur most frequently on urban streets. Racial minority citizens account for a disproportionately high number of the arrests for street crimes. Mugging is an assault or threat of violence upon a person, especially with intent to rob. Theft is the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny. With a street crime being any criminal offense in a public place a street crime could be: homicide, assault, rape, robbery, money laundering, drugs, and burglary

A homicide is the killing of one human being by another or a person who kills another; murderer. Here are some examples of a street crime that took place in Chicago, IL earlier this month. In West Englewood and West Garfield Park each recorded a gunshot homicide. In West Englewood, a 35-year-old man was shot to death Saturday in the 2000 block of West 67th Street. There have been two recorded homicides in West Englewood this year. The South Side community area logged 21 homicides last year, up from 19 homicides in 2012, (Four Chicago Homicides in Last Week). In West Garfield Park, a 21-year-old man was fatally shot March 13 in the 4000 block of West Van Buren Street. There have been four homicides reordered this year in West Garfield Park. The West Side community area logged 16 homicides last year, up from 13 homicides in 2012, (Four...

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... detectives and American Canyon police officers served a search warrant at a barn in the 2300 block of Rockville Road in the Green Valley area. The action resulted in the recovery of about 55 cases of the stolen wine and further leads in the investigation. A warrant was issued in the 1500 block of Alamo Drive in Vacaville where detectives found more stolen wine in addition to $73,150 in cash. American Canyon Police Chief Tracey Stuart said the money is believed to be linked to black market wine sales. Both the wine and cash were seized as evidence. Jose Pina, 31, a warehouse employee was arrested about 6 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of grand theft, possession of stolen property and burglary. Stuart said the investigation is ongoing and authorities are contacting wineries and other vendors who were using the warehouse and may be missing wine (Times-Herald Staff Report).