Spanish Words about Police & Crime, Phrases for Conversation

In this post we are going to learn Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases about Police and Crime.

We will start with some Spanish Vocabulary grouped by category, and then learn some Spanish Phrases about Police and Crime.

Enjoy and become an expert at talking about Police and Crime in Spanish! 🙂

Spanish Phrases about Police & Crime

¿Han detenido ya al asesino?
Have they arrested the murderer yet?

La policía está investigando el crimen, pero aún no hay resultados.
The police is investigating the crime, but there are no results yet.

¡Me han robado la cartera!
Someone stole my wallet!

Un ladrón ha entrado en mi casa y me ha robado las joyas.
A robber broke into my house and stole my jewels.

Vocabulary about Police & Crime

People 

El acosador	stalker
El asesino	murderer
El comisario	police superintendent, commissioner
El criminal	criminal
El delincuente	criminal
El detective privado	private detective
El ladrón	thief, robber
El policía	policeman
El violador	rapist

Substantives about Crimes 

El acoso	harassment, stalking
El acoso sexual	sexual harassment
La agresión	assault
El asesinato	murder
El crimen	crime
El delito	crime
El homicidio	homicide
El robo	theft, robbery, burglary
La violación	rape

Verbs about crimes 

Acosar	to harass
Asesinar	to murder
Cometer un crimen	to commit a crime
Cometer un delito	to commit a crime
Matar	to kill
Robar	to steal, to rob
Violar	to rape

Substantives about Police Work  

El coche de policía	police car
La comisaría	police station
Las esposas	handcuffs
El interrogatorio	interrogation
La investigación	investigation
La pista	clue
La pistola	gun
La placa	badge
La policía	police
La porra	nightstick

Verbs about Police Work  

Detener	to detain, arrest
Disparar	to shoot
Esposar	to handcuff
Interrogar	to interrogate
Investigar	to investigate
Patrullar	to patrol