People
A person who sees a crime
A witness
Kill with a gun
shoot
A person who goes into a bank etc with a weapon
A robber
What the police do when they get the person who is responsible for a crime
arrest
Any factual information that helps to show that someone is or isn't responsible for a crime e.g. fingerprints, blood etc
evidence
The person who the police believe did the crime
The suspect
Kill with a knife
stab
A thief who breaks into a house etc when nobody is around
A burglar
To say that someone is responsible for something bad
accuse
When the police investigate a crime we call it a ...
case
The person who is robbed, attacked, killed etc by a criminal
The victim
Kill in water
drown
A thief who steals from a shop
A shoplifter
To show that something is true
prove
A person who sets fire to buildings
An arsonist
A person who works in a court and decides how to punish a criminal
A judge
Kill by putting your hands around someone's throat
strangle
A thief who attacks someone in the street
A mugger
To 'do' a crime
Commit
A formal written or spoken description of what a person saw, heard, or knows about a crime.
A statement
A group of 12 people in a British or American court who decide if the person on trial is innocent or not
The jury
Kill as a punishment
execute
A thief who steals from someone's bag or clothing without them noticing
A pickpocket
When the police formally say that they believe a person is responsible for a crime
charge
Not innocent
guilty