Confusing Words; Crime

We are now studying some vocabulary related to "Crime" and my students find quite confusing the meaning of some of the verbs.

That's why I have prepared this kind of cheating sheet for them.

The Crime

Rob – Steal - Burgle

• You rob a place. ( You commit a robbery)
• You steal something. ( You commit a theft)
• You burgle a house / shop / building when you break into it using force. ( You commit a burglary)

The Criminal

• A robber robs a place (for example, a bank), of something.
• A thief steals something from a person.
• A burglar burgles a house by forcing a way into it and stealing from it.