Crime facts for kids
Religioussentiment often becomes a contributory factor of crime. In the 1819 anti-Jewish Hep-Hep riots in Würzburg, rioters attacked Jewish businesses and destroyed property.
A crime (or misdemeanor or felony) is an act done by a person which is against the laws of a country or region. A person who does this is called a criminal.
The basic idea of what things are called "crimes" is that they are thought to be things that might cause a problem for another person. Things like killing another person, injuring another person, or stealing from another person are crimes in most countries. Also, it can be a crime to have or sell contraband such as guns.
When some criminals make money from crime, they try to stop the police finding out where the money came from by money laundering.
Images for kids
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Kang Kek Iew before the Cambodian Genocide Tribunal on July 20, 2009
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See also
In Spanish: Crimen para niños
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