What is the most common thing for which people commit crimes?

People have responded to this question by supplying the motivation for a crime as money, sex, power and other temptations. Others claim to be victims of mental conditions - kleptomania and the like. The truth is, lots of people are tempted by the same things. But only some of them commit crimes. read more

People generally commit crimes for wealth. Sometimes they will do so for alternative personal reasons, but the number of those will be utterly dwarfed by the number for money, cause most aren't looking to hurt anyone, they're just looking after themselves and being selfish as a result. read more

These days, people even text and exchange messages while driving which prove to be a big distraction. [2] Downloading music illegally: Downloading copyrighted music is a common thing, very common one. More than 35% of the people admit the fact that they regularly commit this crime of downloading music which is copyrighted. read more

The most common crime committed around the world is theft. This is a crime against the property so it is not as violent as robbery. But they essentially mean the same thing. read more