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