Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with crime in American Collocation
crime
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
extremely bad
We should do everything possible to protect them against these heinous crimes.
impossible to forgive
His crimes were unforgivable.
minor
Many turned to prostitution and petty crime.
major
Once the only punishment for major crimes was the death penalty.
violent/not violent
Viewers wished to see more sensitivity given to victims of violent crime.
involving weapons
Does regulation of firearms affect the incidence of armed crime?
involving computers
Computer crime is a rapidly expanding area.
relating to vehicles
The number of car crimes solved rose by 60 per cent.
relating to drugs/alcohol
Drug crime is a cancer in the fabric of our society.
relating to sex
Sex crimes and violence are on the increase in the area.
relating to people’s race, religion etc
We need you to report all incidents of hate crime.
We have huge underreporting of racial crime.
relating to businesses
Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing white-collar crimes.
committed by well-organized groups
Member-states should work together more closely in the fight organized crime.
relating to property
Street level dealing can lead to rises in acquisitive crime, violence, gun crime, sex markets and begging.
committed by young people
This novel has the topical theme of juvenile crime.
committed in war
Were the shootings a legitimate reprisal or a war crime?
in cities
The fear of street crime leaves people trapped in their homes.
international
This requires us to focus on cooperating to tackle international crime.
commit a crime
We did not commit any crimes.
try to prevent crime
Their job involves tackling youth crime and its consequences.
solve a crime
He helps the police solve a crime.
officially accuse someone of a crime
Let us co-operate on security and work together to prosecute terrorist crime.
officially prove that someone has committed a crime
The proposal is to provide anger management courses for people convicted of crimes against children.
see/report a crime
A young girl had witnessed the crime and testified.
admit a crime
He finally confessed his crime to his family.
Some of the soldiers pleaded guilty to war crimes in return a reduced jail terms.
start committing crimes
Some have turned to crime to survive.
decrease
Overall crime is falling.
increase
Street crime rose in four of the ten areas.