Committing a crime 犯罪

• commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud 犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪
• be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking 参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖
• engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism 参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
• steal sb's wallet/purse/(BrE) mobile phone/(NAmE) cell phone 偷某人的钱包／手机
• rob a bank/a person/a tourist 抢劫银行／他人／游客
• break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment 入室盗窃
• hijack a plane/ship/bus 劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车
• smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants 走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民
• launder drug money (through sth) （通过…）洗毒资
• forge documents/certificates/passports 伪造文件／证件／护照
• take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe 索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
• run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam 进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗

Fighting crime 打击犯罪

• combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking 打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒
• prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy 防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版
• deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals 威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者
• reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/(especially BrE) antisocial behaviour 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为
• foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot 挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋
• help/support/protect the victims of crime 帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者

Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动

• report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially BrE) an incident to the police 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件
• witness the crime/attack/murder/incident 目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件
• investigate a murder/(especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件
• conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/(especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查
• investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case 调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件
• examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime 仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹
• collect/gather forensic evidence 收集法医证据
• uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons 发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器
• describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker 描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者
• question/interrogate a suspect/witness 询问嫌疑人／目击证人
• solve/crack the case 破案