light-fingered vs thieving

light-fingered

adj
  • Having nimble fingers, especially for stealing or picking pockets (pickpocketing), given to thievery or shoplifting. 

  • Having quick, light and nimble fingers. 

thieving

adj
  • That thieves; that steals; inclined to steal 

noun
  • The action of theft. 

How often have the words light-fingered and thieving occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )