The ICCS class for offenses against property committed without force or threat against a person, the classic acquisitive crimes of unlawful entry, taking and receiving, together with property destroyed rather than stolen. Belongs here: any offense whose harm is to property alone, carried out by stealth, unlawful entry or opportunistic taking rather than confrontation. Does not belong here: any taking or damage accomplished by force or threat against a person, grouped under Property Offenses Involving Violence or Threat. This subcategory groups Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, Vandalism and Receiving Stolen Property.
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1. Theft Act 1968 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaTheft Act 1968, Commencement, short title and extent sectionQuote, Theft Act 1968, Commencement, short title and extent section
The Larceny Act 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 50) had codified the common law, including larceny itself, but it remained a complex web of offences.
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