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Violent Crime

Even if, as our earlier discussion indicated, the news media exaggerate the problem of violent crime, it remains true that violent crime plagues many communities around the country and is the type of crime that most concerns Americans. The news story that began this chapter reminds us that violent crime is all too real for too many people; it traps some people inside their homes and makes others afraid to let their children play outside or even to walk to school. Research on violent crime tends to focus on homicide and on rape and sexual assault. Homicide, of course, is considered the most serious crime because it involves the taking of a human life. As well, homicide data are considered more accurate than those for other crimes because most homicides come to the attention of the police and are more likely than other crimes to lead to an arrest. For its part, the focus on rape and sexual assault reflects the contemporary women’s movement’s interest in these related crimes beginning in the 1970s and the corresponding interest of criminologists, both female and male, in the criminal victimization of women.

Property Crime

As noted earlier, the major property crimes are burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. These crimes are quite common in the United States and other nations and, as Table 8.1 "Number of Crimes: Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2010" indicated, millions occur annually in this country. Many Americans have installed burglar alarms and other security measures in their homes and similar devices in their cars and SUVs. While property crime by definition does not involve physical harm, it still makes us concerned, in part because it touches so many of us. Although property crime has in fact declined along with violent crime since the early 1990s, it still is considered a major component of the crime problem, because it is so common and produces losses of billions of dollars annually.
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Difference between robbery and burglary
The words robbery and burglary are often used interchangeably in movies, TV shows, books and the internet. However, burglary and robbery are two very distinct crimes with different criteria, investigative processes and implications for the victim.
Burglary is classified as a property crime, whereas robbery is considered a violent crime committed against a person. The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines burglary as “unlawful or forcible entry or attempted entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony or theft.” Though, some states may classify and define burglary slightly differently.
Generally speaking, if a person enters a building without permission and with the intent to commit a crime, this is a burglary.
In contrast, the FBI defines robbery as “taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.”
In plain English, if a person takes or tries to take something from another person and has either been violent towards or scared the victim, this is a robbery.