 | English  | German |  |
 | ugly {adj} [crime etc.] | 76 gemein [übel, schändlich] |  |
 | daring {adj} [crime] | 71 dreist |  |
 | residual {adj} [case, crime] | 51 ungeklärt [Fall, Verbrechen] |  |
 | law registrable {adj} [crime] | 38 meldepflichtig [Gesetzesverstoß] |  |
 | minor {adj} [crime, offence] | 34 minderschwer |  |
 | infamous {adj} [wicked, abominable (esp. deed, crime)] | 30 ruchlos [geh.] [bes. Tat, Verbrechen] |  |
 | unexposed {adj} [crime] | 5 unaufgedeckt |  |
 | rampant {adj} [crime etc.] | um sich greifend [Kriminalität etc.] |  |
 | law unreported {adj} [crime] | nicht angezeigt [Straftat] |  |
Verbs |
 | to commit sth. [crime etc.] | 4524 etw. begehen [Straftat etc.] |  |
 | to commit sth. [crime etc.] | 1597 etw. verüben |  |
 | to punish sth. [wrongdoing, crime] | 663 etw. ahnden [geh.] [strafen, rächen] |  |
 | law to denounce sb. [to accuse publicly of a crime etc.] | 91 jdn. anklagen |  |
 | to entrap sb. [trick sb. into committing a crime] | 49 jdn. hereinlegen [ugs.] [jdn. durch einen Trick zu einer Straftat verleiten] |  |
 | to punish sth. [e.g. a crime] | etw.Akk. strafen [selten] [z. B. eine Tat] |  |
Nouns |
 | exposure [of scandals, crime etc.] | 4615 Aufdeckung {f} |  |
 | mugging [category of crime] | 1039 Straßenraub {m} |  |
 | law offence [minor crime] [esp. Br.] | 974 Vergehen {n} [Verstoß] |  |
 | prevalence [crime, disease] | 374 Häufigkeit {f} |  |
 | law suspicion [of having committed a crime] | 102 Tatverdacht {m} |  |
 | misdeed [crime] | 67 Verbrechen {n} |  |
 | commission [of a sin, crime] | 38 Begehen {n} [einer Sünde, Straftat] |  |
 | clearance [of a crime] | 29 Aufklärung {f} [eines Verbrechens] |  |
 | law accessory [to a crime] | 17 Erfüllungsgehilfe {m} [bei Verbrechen] |  |
 | [weapon used in the commission of a crime] | 15 Tatwaffe {f} |  |
 | law culprit [one accused of or charged with a crime] | 10 Inquisit {m} [veraltet] [Beschuldigter, Angekagter] |  |
 | involvement [in a crime/conspiracy] | 8 Mittäterschaft {f} |  |
 | [a person in constant pursuit of fame, which plans to commit a crime as a means of achieving fame] | Herostrat {m} [ein Verbrecher aus Geltungsbedürfnis] |  |
 | [a person who "looks the other way" in the face of a crime or misfortune] | Weggucker {m} |  |
 | law [crime committed by a state] | Staatsverbrechen {n} [von einem Staat begangen] |  |
 | [German police internet service in most states allowing reporting of petty crime, complaints or praise] | Internetwache {f} [der Polizei] |  |
 | [state of evidence preservation at a crime scene] | Spurenlage {f} |  |
 | econ. law [state prosecutor against white-collar crime and corruption] [Austria] | Wirtschafts- und Korruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft {f} <WKStA> [Österreich] |  |
 | [vehicle used in a crime] | Tatfahrzeug {n} |  |
 | law principal [actor in a crime] | Hauptschuldiger {m} |  |
 | racketeering [organized crime] | organisierte Kriminalität {f} |  |
 | law unsub [Am.] [police jargon] [short for: unknown subject] [unidentified perpetrator of a crime] | unbekannte Person {f} [ein unbekannter Täter] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | held for sth. [e.g. a crime] | verhaftet wegen [+Gen.] |  |
 | held for sth. {adj} [postpos.] [e.g. crime] | wegen etw. [Gen. oder ugs. Dat.] festgenommen |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to break bad [idiom] [Am.] [turn towards immorality or crime] | auf die schiefe Bahn geraten [Redewendung] |  |
 | to break bad [idiom] [Am.] [turn towards immorality or crime] | auf die schiefe Bahn kommen [Redewendung] |  |
 | to cop to sth. [Am.] [sl.] [admit (esp. a crime or wrongdoing)] | etw.Akk. zugeben [gestehen] |  |
 | to cordon sth. off [esp. police: an accident scene, a crime scene, etc.] | etw.Akk. absichern [absperren] [bes. Polizei: eine Unfallstelle, einen Tatort etc.] |  |
 | to dig sth. up [fig.] [plot, crime etc.] | etw. aufdecken |  |
 | to go unreported [crime etc.] | nicht angezeigt werden [Straftat etc.] |  |
 | to re-enact [event, crime] | nachstellen |  |
 | to sniff out [plot, crime] | aufdecken |  |
 | to tape sth. off [e.g. a crime scene] | etw.Akk. absperren [z. B. Tatort mit Polizeiband] |  |
 | to tie sb. to sth. [fig.] [crime, offense] | jdn. mit etw. in Verbindung bringen [Verbrechen, Vergehen] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | jobs crime buster [also: crime-buster] [coll.] | Verbrechensbekämpfer {m} |  |
 | law justified suspicion [of having committed a crime] | begründeter Tatverdacht {m} |  |
 | law limitation (period) [for prosecuting a crime] | Verjährungsfrist {f} [einer Straftat] |  |
 | lone nut [Am.] [sl.] [single perpetrator of a major crime in which conspiracy is suspected] | (verrückter) Einzeltäter {m} |  |
 | police log [summary of crime reports] | Polizeibericht {m} |  |
 | re-enactment [of event, crime] | Nachstellen {n} |  |
 | law reasonable suspicion [of having committed a crime] | begründeter Tatverdacht {m} |  |
 | smoking gun [fig.] [indisputable proof or evidence, esp. of a crime.] | unwiderlegbarer Beweis {m} [bes. eines Verbrechens] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | I've got you. [coll.] [to discover one's secret, lie, crime, etc.] | Ich habe dich überführt. |  |
 | sb. is accused of sth. [crime etc.] | jdm. wird etw. angelastet [Straftat etc.] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | law aiding and abetting [after crime] | Begünstigung {f} |  |
 | course of events [of a crime] | Tatablauf {m} |  |
 | law first-degree murder [Am.] [premeditated homicide resp. homicide committed in furtherance of another crime] | [vorsätzlicher oder zur Förderung eines anderen Verbrechens begangener Mord] |  |
 | law well-founded suspicion [of having committed a crime] | begründeter Tatverdacht {m} |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | dead at the scene {adj} [postpos.] <DATS> [of a crime] | am Tatort tot aufgefunden |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | law mastermind behind the scenes [of the crime] | Schreibtischtäter {m} |  |
 | hist. Mühlviertel district rabbit hunt [Nazi war crime] | Mühlviertler Hasenjagd {f} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | It looks like an inside job. [crime] | Es sieht nach dem Werk von Insidern aus. |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | RadioTV F [long-running German/Austrian/Swiss detective television series: 'Scene of the Crime'] | Tatort [Fernsehserie] |  |