Criminal

Criminal is one of the main CIT sides. Criminals do robberies, criminal missions, and public fights against the law side for money, drugs, materials, Reputation Points, and Wanted Points.

Quick criminal start

Use /criminal, the top left Go Criminal X button, or click yourself with X and choose Go Criminal.

Thing	What to use	Notes
Check criminal events	`/ce`	Press `N` after checking to mark the event.
Check armed robberies	`/arl`	`/arl update` pins live AR info.
Check wanted level	`/wl`	Shows wanted stars and the top `3` most wanted.
Check APB targets	`/apb`	Shows APB targets and locations.
Pay a small fine	`/fine`	Works when you only have `1` star.
Surrender	`/surrender`	Sends you into the arrest flow.

What to do first

Good early criminal activities are:

Switching from Criminal or Gangster to cop has a 1 minute cooldown. There is no cooldown between Criminal and Gangster.

Wanted points

Common wanted point values:

Action	Wanted points
Drug Trafficking	120
Armed Robbery	60
Criminal Event	60
Drug Running	60
Killing a Police Officer	40
ATM Robbery	40
Static Vehicle Robbery	40
Illegal Trucking	30
Store Robbery	20
House Robbery	15
Ped Missions	15
Aiming at a Police Officer	3

Criminal Medic

Criminal Medic unlocks at Level 5 criminal. Use /criminal medic, or click yourself with X and choose Go Criminal Medic once it is unlocked.

Quick navigation

Looking for	Go to	Notes
Join the side	`/criminal`	Criminal side entry command.
Check public events	Criminal Event	Use `/ce` and `/ce update`.
Find robberies	Armed Robbery	Use `/arl` and `/arl update`.
Learn heists	Heist	Property, prep missions, and final heist pages.
Leadership duty	Criminal Boss	Criminal leadership tools.

Start

Goal	What to use
Become Criminal	`/criminal`
Check Criminal Events	`/ce`
Keep Criminal Event info on screen	`/ce update`
Check Armed Robberies	`/arl`
Keep Armed Robbery info on screen	`/arl update`
Check wanted level	`/wl`
Check APB targets	`/apb`
Check criminal rank progress	`/rank`

A simple beginner path is to use /criminal, check /ce and /arl, bank your cash often, and learn smaller robberies before joining bigger fights.

Main systems

System	What it is	Main page
Criminal Event	Public criminal versus police event. Use `/ce` to check the current event and timer.	Criminal Event
Armed Robbery	Outdoor robbery at fixed spots. Use `/arl`, `/gps`, or the red money bag on `F11` to find one.	Armed Robbery
Van Heist	Part of the Criminal Event cycle. It happens every 4th Criminal Event.	Van Heist
Store Robbery	Aim at the cashier in a supported shop and stay inside for `1` minute.	Store Robbery
House Robbery	Enter a house with `N`, move quietly with `Alt`, steal items, and deliver them to the grey truck blip.	House Robbery
ATM Robbery	Use `/batm`, then `/robatm` with `5` explosives.	ATM Robbery
Vehicle Robbery	Use `/rob` on parked vehicles or press `K` when the vehicle robbery mission is available.	Vehicle Robbery
Drug missions	Criminal missions based on moving drugs.	Drug Running and Drug Trafficking
Criminal Villa	Criminal base in Dimension `6`.	Criminal Villa
Criminal Boss	Criminal leadership duty used to guide criminals and organize side activity.	Criminal Boss

Wanted and APB

Wanted Points track criminal activity. More Wanted Points means more police attention.

Common Wanted Point values include:

Action	Wanted Points
Drug Trafficking	`120`
Armed Robbery	`60`
Criminal Event	`60`
Drug Running	`60`
Killing a Police Officer	`40`
ATM Robbery	`40`
Illegal Trucking	`30`
Store Robbery	`20`
House Robbery	`15`
Ped Missions	`15`
Static Vehicle Robbery	`40`
Aiming at a Police Officer	`3`

An APB starts at 1000 Wanted Points. Up to 3 APBs can exist at the same time, with thresholds at 1000, 1100, and 1200 Wanted Points.

An APB ends if the target is arrested, dies, or quits while a cop is nearby.

Rewards and progress

Action	Reward or progress
Killing a cop	At least `100` RP
Killing a cop at `4` stars	`200` RP
Killing a cop at `5` stars	`300` RP
Killing a cop at `6` stars	`400` RP
Winning a Criminal Event	Cash, RP, and sometimes drugs
Escaping a Criminal Event	`$15,000`
Killing a cop in a Criminal Event	`1,700` RP
Base Armed Robbery reward	`$34,500` and `100g` of a random drug, including Weed
Criminal Medic	Unlocks at criminal `Level 5`

Kills do not count for criminal RP if the cop has not moved in 20 seconds, if the kill is in Las Venturas or some events, or if an Armed Robbery kill is outside the robbery area.

Important rules

Gangsters switch to Criminal when they enter a Criminal Event.
Hit targets cannot drive the Van Heist vehicle.
Securicars that get too close to the Van Heist Securicar are recovered.
North Rock Hut Armed Robbery happens 50% less often.
Criminals can help prisoners escape from the jail near Skate Park and Jefferson Hospital by staying in the white marker for 10 seconds.
Helping prisoners escape gives 25 wanted level.
Criminals can fight in turfs, but turf capture details belong on the gangster and turf pages.

Main Detail Pages

Use these detail pages for exact rules, commands, limits, and tables: Criminal Event, Armed Robbery, Van Heist, Heist, and Criminal Boss.

Additional notes

These details are useful for this topic:

Yes. Criminal Bosses can place barriers without cost..
Criminal Boss barrier coverage to the player facing question Can Criminal Bosses place barriers for free?.
Criminal Bosses can place barriers without cost.
Static Vehicle Robbery, also called /rob, pays based on distance.
Criminals and gangsters see Aim at me to rob the place near Store Robbery peds.
Every Armed Robbery has a second ped the player can aim at to start the robbery.
Entering a vehicle during ATM robbery gives 5 seconds to leave it or the robbery fails.
Criminals Shield is in /barriers and only accessible by Criminal Boss.
Hit target blip distances of 2000m for $1,000,000+ bounties and 1500m for $500,000+ bounties.
Criminal Event anti rush is 3 minutes.
/riot to check if a riot is running.
Criminal Bosses can allow criminals to warp to a riot when the get wanted checkbox is disabled.
Criminals get 1 reputation point for each 4 HP of damage during a Criminal Event.
Criminals have 5 seconds to return to an Armed Robbery area.
LS Briefcase pays $20,000.
Oil Platform Armed Robbery gives oil plus drugs.
Criminal Events give armor when they start and when they end.
House Robbery drop off areas: San Fierro, Bayside, Fort Carson, Palomino Creek, and Angel Pine.
A CE or AR top kill tie is decided by highest damage, and CE top killers and damagers must be enabled in /settings.
Criminal Bosses can remove all placed blips at once.
Criminal Bosses can place criminal only waypoints and automatically remove blips from a player when that player dies.
Illegal Trucking start vehicles are Flatbed, Yankee, Mule, and Roadtrain.
A focused Q/A listing Flatbed, Yankee, Mule, and Roadtrain as Illegal Trucking start vehicles.
An AR will not start if a CE is in progress and less than 5 minutes have been played.
AR participants have a 20 second projectile cooldown for Teargas, Molotov, and Flashbang.
A gangster entering a riot takes 6 seconds to become Criminal.
Criminal Bosses cannot host riots if danger level is higher than 2.4.
Static Vehicle Robbery, also called Car Robbery, uses /rob and is only available in LS.
Entering a vehicle during Store Robbery starts a countdown before failing instead of failing instantly.
New players under 20 hours see an AR start tip and /disturbance plus wanted by aiming are disabled within 200 meters of an AR.
The bottom right CE and AR kills or damage text includes an assists counter.
CE kill rewards are split equally between the top 4 damagers of a killed player.
Criminal Bosses can customize riot area size, kick and ban civilians from the riot area, and host riots when danger level is 2.4 or lower.
A maximum of 2 barriers can be crafted in Store Robbery areas.
Killing a cop reduces Store Robbery time left by 30 seconds.
Repeatedly robbing the same store increases the duration and resets every 6 hours.
Star thresholds: 1 star 1 to 100, 2 stars 101 to 200, 3 stars 201 to 400, 4 stars 401 to 600, 5 stars 601 to 800, and 6 stars 800+ wanted points.
Causing a disturbance gives 20 wanted points.
The Illegal Trucking mission vehicle takes only 20% damage from Hydra rockets.
Store Robbery has a warning sound when leaving the robbery area.
Criminal and Criminal Medic include Go Criminal and Go Criminal Medic X buttons.
The Van Heist Securicar cannot be blocked by vehicles.
An AR ends after half the time has passed if no armed robbers are still alive.
Mystery Boxes can contain money, drugs, and ammo.
Criminal Bosses can add a hint when placing a Mystery Box.
Picking one up gives 25 wanted level.
Riots can show top killers and top damage.
Criminal Bosses have an option to restore player stats at riot end.
Robbing the Butcher Shop gives 1000 Meat instead of money.
Criminals can enter after taking damage but cannot exit while wanted.
The cooldown is 60 seconds.
Late entrants get a reward based on the percentage of time spent in the event.
Criminal or Gangster to cop has a 1 minute cooldown and there is no cooldown between Criminal and Gangster.
An assist reduces the time left by 30 seconds.
Kill assisters get 30% of the rewards.
/crimevent update and /ce update show the bottom right Criminal Event display, for example SAB 6 min | 0 v 0.