Thread: Characteristics of a Criminal

What do you look for in other people you consider to be suspicious? Are there certain characteristics that you believe you can look for in a criminal in order to protect yourself?

If you are talking about a stranger I think people who are trying to keep their head down or face covered in some way. Often their body language is crumpled into themselves. In people you know I would say escalation of strange behavior.

To me anyone who is walking too close to me is considered suspicious.

Also when it comes to home invasion, criminals are hard to spot because they are very smart and try to blend in. I guess I just treat everyone as suspicious.

Anything that does not belong is suspicious. If a person does not seem to be doing something and is just sort of hanging around for no reason is suspicious. If someone passes a few times near me then that is very suspicious. Somebody just sitting in a car for a long time seems suspicious too. I guess I just don't trust anyone.

I think it depends on the type of criminal. Some will seem twitchy and nervous while others give absolutely no sign that they are anything but normal. I do find any lurkers to be very suspicious and do my best to avoid them.

First of all, you can't just assume because there is a group of young people that they are going to be a bad group. You can't assume from a person's color that they are bad. But body language is a strong indicator. Of course, a lot of times, they play the confidence game with you, so you should just never be too friendly.