{"id":250,"date":"2020-10-28T13:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victimsupport.org.uk\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2023-12-20T15:45:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:45:33","slug":"what-crime","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victimsupport.org.uk\/crime-info\/what-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a crime?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A crime is a deliberate act that causes physical or psychological harm, damage to or loss of property, and is against the law.<\/p>\n
There are lots of different types of crime and nearly everyone will experience a crime at some point in their lives. Crime affects people from all backgrounds, locations and ages.<\/p>\n
If you feel that you\u2019ve been affected by crime in any way please\u00a0contact us<\/a>, even if you\u2019re not sure that the incident or event was a crime. You\u2019re not alone, and you can talk to us in confidence, regardless of when the crime took place or whether or not the police are involved.<\/p>\n Find out more about some of the\u00a0different types of crime<\/a>\u00a0and help available. You can learn more about how we can help by reading the stories of some of the\u00a0people we\u2019ve supported<\/a>\u00a0over the years.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like any information on staying safe, take a look at some of our\u00a0hints and tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":219,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-250","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n