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carjacking

crime of stealing a car from a victim by force
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carjacking

Summary

carjacking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • carjacking is a type of hijacking[2].
  • carjacking is a type of motor vehicle theft[3].
  • carjacking's different from is recorded as jack[4].
  • carjacking's class of object is recorded as car[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hijacking[2] and motor vehicle theft[3].

Why It Matters

carjacking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month).[1] carjacking has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] carjacking is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). carjacking. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/carjacking
MLA “carjacking.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/carjacking.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_carjacking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{carjacking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/carjacking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Class of object(s) of occurrence → car
    Different from → jack
    Subclass of → hijacking, motor vehicle theft
    Harper's tag → carjacking
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: carjacking, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289922595|carjacking (#289922595)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
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