Crimes 1.0

This article is due to be replaced because of a mechanic overhaul.
Please see Crimes 2.0 for the most up-to-date information.


A Crime is an activity performed using Nerve in return for cash rewards in addition to Crime Experience.


Introduction

  • Crimes require nerve. More successes increase your nerve bar, failures decrease it; A hidden stat called Crime Experience determines what Natural Nerve Bar (commonly referred to as NNB) you have. The maximum natural Nerve bar is 60, and the maximum total is 125, though only your natural bar actually increases your success rate at crimes. For more information on nerve, bars go to the Nerve page.
  • Whenever you fail a crime instance and is sent to jail, it hurts your nerve bar, it will negatively impacting your Crime Experience, thus negatively impacting your NNB.
  • whenever you fail a crime instance and is sent to the hospital, in most instances it will not impact your CE/NNB. One of the exception to the rule is when you fail an attempt to Kidnap an Undercover Cop.[1]


Crime Experience

Your Crime Experience (commonly referred to as CE) is a hidden stat which affects the general success rate of crimes or Organized Crimes. Some crimes require very little CE, such as stealing jackets, whereas others will need a lot to be successful. Attempting a crime without enough CE will greatly increase your chances of failure which could result in being jailed or hospitalized, or maybe simply impossible to succeed.

  • Crime Experience is raised simply by completing crimes. Generally, the more difficult the crime, the more CE is required to succeed, and the more CE will be rewarded upon success.
  • Upon going to jail, the maximum Crime Experience you can lose is a static value of around 20x what you would have gained upon success. If this loss is more than 1% of your total crime experience, then 1% will be removed instead.


How to Increase Your Nerve Bar

  • Join a Company that increases your nerve bar.
  • Join a Faction that has upgraded criminality.
  • Upgrade your nerve using Merits

For more details, see Increasing Your Maximum Nerve bar


How to Increase Odds in Crime Success

  • Complete PSY3690 Bachelor of Psychological Sciences which provides a 10% increase in crime success rate
  • Invest in Crime Experience Merits which boosts crime experience by +3% per merit investment.
  • The faction invest in Criminality which provide up to 25% total in increase to crime experience (1% per rank)
  • The federal judge position in the law Job increases crime success rate by 10%.
  • Own the Crime Enhancer for a particular crime.


Crime List

  • The numbers displayed in the charts below are provided as point of reference, and not absolute values, that includes the chances displayed for Greens (Success), Blues (Fail - Normal), and Reds (Fail - Jail or Hospital time). As more crimes are committed and statistics provided you may see the numbers being updated in irregular intervals.
    • With the personal log now accessible in Torn beyond the use of API scripting, if there is any useful data to be provided to update this section, please reach out to malibukenny [2194067] to discuss a way to incorporate your data into these charts. No API sharing involved.


Search for cash

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 10+

Crime Enhancer: Glasses

Type of Crime: Other


Search for cash
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Search the train station $4 - $8 No No Unknown
Search under the old bridge $5 - $15 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Search the bins $2 - $5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Search the water fountain $1 - $15 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Search the dumpsters $5 - $12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Search movie theater $8 - $13 No No Unknown

Sell copied media

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 10+

Crime Enhancer: High-Speed Drive

Type of Crime: Selling illegal products


Sell copied media
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Rock CDs $5 - $15 No No Yes
Heavy Metal CDs $5 - $15 No No Yes
Pop CDs $5 - $10 No No Yes
Rap CDs $5 - $10 No No Yes
Reggae CDs $10 No No Yes
Horror DVDs $9 - $15 No No Yes
Action DVDs $10 - $15 No No Yes
Romance DVDs $9 - $18 No No Yes
Sci Fi DVDs $5 - $20 No No Yes
Thriller DVDs $9- $20 No No Yes

Shoplift

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 15-20+ depending on crime.

Crime Enhancer: Mountain Bike

Type of Crime: Theft

Additional Details: A high Speed stat increases crime success rate.


Shoplifting
Crime Payout Blues Reds
Location Type Hospital Jail
Sweet Shop A few chocolate bars Box of Chocolate Bars, Big Box of Chocolate Bars Yes No 59m -
1h 19m
A few bags of bonbons Bag of Bon Bons, Box of Bon Bons Yes No 1h 10m
A box of extra strong mints Box of Extra Strong Mints Yes No 1h 10m - 1h 19m
Market Stall Music Stall Pack of Music CDs Yes No 49m -
1h 20m
Electronics stall MP3 Player, CD Player, DVD Player Yes No 1h 30m
Computer stall Hard Drive, Pack of Blank CDs : 100 Yes No 1h 56m
Clothes Shop Tank Top Tank Top Yes No 2h 32m
Trainers Trainers Yes No 1h 01m
Jacket Jacket Yes No ~1h
Jewelry Store Watch Stainless Steel Watch, Gold Watch, Plastic Watch Yes No 1h 34m - 2h 30m
Necklace Pearl Necklace, Silver Necklace, Gold Necklace Yes No 1h 45m
Ring Plain Silver Ring, Sapphire Ring, Gold Ring, Diamond Ring Yes No 3h 17m - 3h 30m

Pickpocket someone

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 15+

Crime Enhancer: Cut-Throat Razor

Type of Crime: Theft


Pickpocket someone
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Hobo $22 - $40 Yes No 1h
Carry $250 to avoid
Kid $50 or $75 Yes No ~1h 10m
Old woman $65 or $90 Yes No ~2h 40m
Businessman $115 - $160 Yes No ~2h 40m
Lawyer $150- $175 Yes No 2h 43m - 3h 03m

The hardest Pickpocketing crime used to be "loanshark." This crime was removed after the introduction of Duke [4].

Larceny

Requirements:

  • A Hammer is required for the Car crime.

Recommended NNB: 20+

Crime Enhancer: Slim Crowbar

Type of Crime: Theft


Larceny
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Apartment Microwave, Personal Computer Yes Unknown Unknown
Detached House Gold Ring Yes Unknown Unknown
Mansion Pack of Cuban Cigars, Television Yes Unknown 2h 30m
Cars Bottle of Beer Yes Unknown ~2h 40m
Office Gold Watch, Personal Computer Yes Unknown Unknown

Armed Robberies

Requirements:

  • Requires a gun.

Recommended NNB: 20+

Crime Enhancer: Balaclava

Type of Crime: Theft


Armed Robbery
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Swift robbery $260 - $300 Yes No 3h 32m
Thorough robbery $200- $400 Yes No ~5h 20m
Swift Convenience $267 - $345 Unknown No ~4h 10m
Thorough Convenience $350 - $405 Unknown No 6h
Swift Bank $250 - $750 Unknown 1h 4m ~3h 40m
Thorough Bank $600 - $1000 Yes Yes 5h 15m - 6h 23m
Swift Armored Car $250 - $800 Unknown 54m - 1h 24m 3h 20m - 4h 10m
Thorough Armored Car $1,000 - $1,500 Yes Yes 5h - 6h 34m

Transport drugs

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 25+

Type of Crime: Drug deals

Crime Enhancer: Advanced Driving Tactics Manual


Transport Drugs
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Transport Cannabis $500 - $900 Yes No 3h 20m - 3h 50m
Transport Amphetamines $100 - $850 Yes No 2h 20m - 3h 49m
Transport Cocaine $700 - $900 Yes No 3h 20m - 4h
Sell Cannabis $500 - $600 Yes No ~3h 50m - 4h 9m
Sell Pills $450 - $600 Yes No ~2h 40m
Sell Cocaine $500 - $700 Yes No ~3h 50m

Plant a computer virus

Requirements:

  • A Personal Computer or Laptop
  • A Virus of the crime type you are committing:
    • The Virus required can either be purchased from Item Market, or
    • Complete Computer Science courses to unlock the ability to code the appropriate Virus.

Recommended NNB: 25

Crime Enhancer: Ergonomic Keyboard

Type of Crime: Computer crimes

Additional Details: Good for increasing nerve bar & high Intelligence increases crime success rate.

Plant a computer virus
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Simple virus $100 - $1000 Yes No 3h 20m - 3h 45m
Polymorphic virus $360 - $915 Yes No 2h 45m - 3h
Tunneling Virus $119 - $814 Yes No 2h 45m - 3h 40m
Armored Virus $144 - $1000 Yes No No
Stealth virus $1000- $5000 Yes No No

Assassination

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 30+

Crime Enhancer: Tracking Device

Type of Crime: Murder


Assassination
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Assassinate a target $843 - $1,292 Yes No Unknown
Drive by Shooting $1,663 - $2,718 Yes Unknown 5h
Car Bomb $1,500 - $5,000 Yes 2h 12m - 2h 52m 6h 27m
Mob Boss $900- $1,300 Yes 2h 30m - 3h 30m Unknown

Arson

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 30+

Crime Enhancer: Wind Proof Lighter

Type of Crime: Fraud crimes

Additional Details: Great for increasing nerve bar.


Arson
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Home $3k - $5k Yes 1.6h - 2.3h Unknown
Car Lot $5,055 - $7,923 Yes 2.3h - 4.7h Unknown
Office Building $6,638 - $10,000 Yes 2h - 4h Unknown
Apartment Building $7,800 - $11,988 Yes 2h - 3.1h Unknown
Warehouse $6.5k - $15k Yes 3h 20m - 9h No
Motel $6,564 - $16,862 Yes 3h 20m - 7h 45m Unknown
Government Building $10k - $45k No 5.1h - 10.7h 5h - 10h 30m

Grand Theft Auto

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 30-35+

Crime Enhancer: Screwdriver

Type of Crime: Auto theft

Additional Details: Merits come pretty fast early on with GTA crimes.


Grand Theft Auto
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Steal a Parked Car Chevalier CVR (0.9%), Edomondo ACD (24%), Edomondo Localé (0.9%), Edomondo NSX (24%), Limoen Saxon (0.13%), Oceania SS (24%), Stålhög 860 (0.13%), Tabata RM2 (24%), Trident (0.9%), Verpestung Insecta (0.9%), Zaibatsu Macro (0.13%), Bedford Nova*, Echo S4*, Edomondo IR*, Invader H3*, Vita Bravo*, Volt MNG* Yes No 6h
Hijack a Car Bavaria M5 (5%), Bavaria Z8 (5%), Chevalier CVR (5%), Chevalier CZ06 (5%), Colina Tanprice (0.83%), Dart Rampager (5%), Echo Quadrato (5%), Echo S4 (5%), Edomondo ACD (5%), Edomondo IR (5%), Edomondo Localé (5%), Edomondo NSX (5%), Edomondo S2 (0.83%), Invader H3 (5%), Knight Firebrand (5%), Limoen Saxon (0.83%), Nano Cavalier (0.83%), Oceania SS (5%), Tabata RM2 (5%), Trident (5%), Verpestung Insecta (5%), Volt GT (5%), Volt MNG (5%), Wington GGU (0.83%), Yotsuhada EVX (0.83%) Yes No 6h - 7.3h
Steal Car From Showroom Bavaria M5 (1%), Bavaria Z8 (31%), Chevalier CZ06 (1%), Dart Rampager (31%), Echo Quadrato (1%), Lolo 458 (1%), Mercia SLR (1%), Veloria LFA (1%), Volt GT (31%), Zaibatsu GT-R (1%), Bedford Nova*, Knight Firebrand* Yes No 5h - 7h

* These cars can only be obtained from GTA crimes when a player's nerve bar is 40 or less. [2]

Pawn Shop

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 35+

Crime Enhancer: Fanny Pack

Type of Crime: Theft

Additional Details: This crime is somewhat profitable but also very detrimental to your Crime Experience at any nerve bar.


Pawn Shop
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Side Door 3-7 points No No 6h - 7h 30m
Rear Door $45,000 - $59,762 No No 5h 50m - 8h 30m

Counterfeiting

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 35+

Crime Enhancer: Tumble Dryer

Type of Crime: Fraud crimes


Counterfeiting
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Money $25,000 - $55,000 Yes No 6h - 8h 30m
Casino tokens 5 - 30 tokens No No 6h - 8h 30m
Credit card $40,000 - $75,000 No No 6h - 8h 30m

Kidnapping

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 35+

Crime Enhancer: Chloroform

Type of Crime: Theft


Kidnapping
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Kid $30,577 - $54,000 Unknown Unknown 7h 21m
Carry $25,000 to avoid
Woman $35,422 - $59,896 No No 8h 28m - 8h 40m
Carry $45,000 to avoid
Undercover cop $62,736 - $84,916 Unknown 7.5h - 8.3h
Carry $50,000 to avoid 		No
Mayor $75,000 - $100,000 Yes No 9h 40m - 10h 35m
Carry $75,000 to avoid

Arms Trafficking

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 35+

Crime Enhancer: Heavy Duty Padlock

Type of Crime: Selling illegal products


Arms Trafficking
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Explosives $75,000 - $100,000 Yes No 8h - 12h
Firearms $90,000 - $125,000 Yes No 9h - 12h 30m

Bombings

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 35+

Crime Enhancer: Duct Tape

Type of Crime: Fraud crimes


Bombings
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Bomb a factory $130,000 - $150,000 No No 10h - 13h
Bomb a government building $130,000 - $155,000 No No 9h - 13h

Hacking

Requirements:

Recommended NNB: 35+

Crime Enhancer: Wireless Dongle

Type of crime: Computer Crimes

Additional Details: These crimes can be profitable but also detrimental to your nerve bar at any nerve, performing these crimes at 30-35 may allow you to recover from the C.E. loss faster than at a higher NNB. A high Intelligence stat increases the success rate for this crime . Performing these crimes at an NNB below the recommended value can result in blue failures.


Hacking
Crime Name Payout Blues Reds
Hospital Jail
Hack into a Bank Mainframe $200k- $400k No No 5h 9m - 9h
Hack the F.B.I Mainframe $90k- $450k No No 8h 20m - 12h 30m

Historical Notes

Not all crimes were available at Torn's release. Arm's Trafficking, Bombings, and Hacking was released on 1 March 2007. [3] Virus crimes were likely added to the game shortly after release, and Grand Theft Auto was likely added within six months of release, as cars were added to the game in early 2005.

See Also


Patch History

Released prior to Patch list #1
Patch list #210 : 21/09/21
  • Fixed criminal record based Honor bars so they're immediately credited once the required criteria is reached
Jail crime experience loss
  • Now, upon going to jail, the maximum crime experience you can lose is a static value of around 20x what you would have gained upon success. If this loss is more than 1% of your total crime experience, then 1% will be removed instead.
Patch list #164 : 20/10/20
  • Changed crime exp loss upon jail to be far less significant.
Patch list #139 : 28/04/20
  • Changed natural nerve bar to increase or decrease when attempting a crime (rather than visiting crimes page).
Patch list #113 : 15/10/19
  • Added 'Crimes' link after using Cannabis.
Patch list #99 : 25/06/19
  • Improved crimes commit result background (pure css instead of image load).
Patch list #98 : 18/06/19
  • Added effect listing to items required by certain subcrimes.
Patch list #34 : 27/02/18
  • Added analysis / information gathering to current crimes system.
  • Added user based logging for value earned from current crimes system.
  • Changed some crime jail reasons to add a little extra diversity.
  • Added duke loan increases (aka old networth) via item gain crime results (market values).

References

  1. ↑ Player experiencing a loss in NNB failing to Kidnap an Undercover Cop
  2. ↑ Damaster, GTA Crime Stats (14/02/23)
  3. ↑ Chedburn, Addition: Crimes 03/01/06