Abstract: The matter under research is an integral system of different personality traits of a criminal who has committed theft of property. These are the personality traits that serve as important factors of criminal behavior taking into account external and internal circumstances. Information about it can be used to discover and investigate crime. The author of the article examines such aspects topics as common features and traits of individuals who have committed theft, analysis of typical characteristic of these individuals, discovery of functional relations and patterns in criminal behavior. The research methodology implies complex research of personality behavior through analyzing theoretical data and statistical information. As the main outcome of the research, the author gives a typical portrait of criminals of this kind, describes their typical features and personality traits. The researcher also describes common patterns of their criminal behavior. The research results can be used in the process of crime investigation as well as prevention of this kind of crime.