Larceny Law


Larceny Law





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Larceny Law deals with criminal offenses that are defined as a non-violent theft crime and is the unauthorized removal of property belonging to another individual. Larceny can be linked to pocket-picking, purse snatching, shoplifting, misappropriation of personal property and thefts from motor vehicles. In the United States, most jurisdictions have eliminated the crime of larceny from statutory codes, in favor of a general theft statute.

Larceny Law - US

  • Bureau of Justice Statistics - Larceny / Theft

    Larceny/theft is defined as completed or attempted theft of property or cash without personal contact. Incidents involving theft of property from within the sample household would classify as theft if the offender has a legal right to be in the house (such as a maid, delivery person, or guest). If the offender has no legal right to be in the house, the incident would classify as a burglary.

  • Larceny - Definition

    In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving theft. Under the common law, larceny is the trespassory taking (caption) and carrying away (asportation, removal) of the tangible personal property of another with the intent to deprive him or her of its possession permanently. In almost all states, it has become a statutory crime through codification.

  • Larceny and Wrongful Appropriation

    Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind.

  • USDOJ - Criminal Resource Manual 1006 - Larceny

    The term "to steal" has no established meaning in the common law. See Crabb v. Zerbst, 99 F.2d 562, 565 (5th Cir. 1938). Instead, this term refers to the crime of larceny and was developed in modern pleading to broaden larceny beyond its strict common law definition.

Organizations Related to Larceny Law

  • National Center for Victims of Crime

    The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them. Since its inception in 1985, the National Center has worked with grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies throughout the United States serving millions of crime victims.

  • VictimLaw

    In developing VictimLaw, the National Center for Victims of Crime has drawn upon more than 10 years of experience establishing and managing the nation’s only comprehensive database of state and federal crime victims’ rights legislation. While the National Center’s own legislative database was intended for internal use only, it became apparent that making such a tool publicly available would benefit crime victims and those who serve them. The National Center’s development of VictimLaw was guided by a diverse advisory panel of victim service and criminal justice professionals. Softek Services, Inc. served as technical advisor on the project.

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