Examples are thefts of bicycles, thefts of motor vehicle parts and accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article that is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, check fraud, etc., are excluded.

Personal property, services, etc. – While larceny is primarily concerned with physical items, theft can also include stealing services, identities, and so on. Without the owner's consent – Like larceny, theft only concerns situations where something was taken without consent from the owner.

Larceny is a theft crime that also involves taking property from the owner with the intent of permanently depriving them of it. However, there are other types of specific crimes that fall under the category of larceny such as embezzlement, extortion, writing a bad check and more.

Larceny is the legal term for stealing. Grand larceny is when you take something worth a lot of money, petty larceny when the stolen item is worth relatively little. Larceny is used when talking about stealing someone's property in regards to the law.