Theft refers to the act of stealing a large amount of public or private property for the purpose of illegal possession, or repeatedly stealing, burglary, theft with a weapon, and pickpocketing public or private property. Theft is the oldest crime against property, almost as old as the history of private ownership. Therefore, theft is a crime against property.
The filing and sentencing of theft is related to the market value of stolen property. Theft can constitute both a criminal case and an administrative security case. After the emergence of theft, it is a criminal case if it meets the standard of filing a case for theft. Those who do not meet the criteria for filing a criminal case belong to administrative security cases.
In practice, we should report to the police in time and punish according to the law in order to safeguard our legitimate rights and interests and crack down on theft.
Legal basis:
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 264
Theft: Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or commits theft, burglary, theft with a weapon or pickpocketing for many times, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.