Two most commonly committed crimes by teenagers are shoplifting and bike-jacking. Not all teenage crimes are in response to temptations.
Some teens plan out their crimes.
One of the crimes that is reported repeatedly on residential streets is bike jacking. Even in suburban communities, many Japanese do much of their daily shopping by walking or bicycling to shops. The teens organize in pairs and follow a housewife who is bicycling her way home with a load of groceries. When they think the timing is right, they rob her of her money. Another repeatedly reported crime also involves a pair of teenagers working together on a motorcycle.