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Common collocations with crime in American Collocation

crime noun

US /kraɪm/

extremely bad

appalling
atrocious
despicable
heinous
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrific
monstrous
terrible
unspeakable

We should do everything possible to protect them against these heinous crimes.

impossible to forgive

unforgivable
unpardonable

His crimes were unforgivable.

minor

low-level
minor
nuisance
petty

Many turned to prostitution and petty crime.

major

grave
major
serious

Once the only punishment for major crimes was the death penalty.

violent/not violent

non-violent
violent

Viewers wished to see more sensitivity given to victims of violent crime.

involving weapons

armed
gun
gun-related
knife
knife-related

Does regulation of firearms affect the incidence of armed crime?

involving computers

computer
computer-related
cyber
high-tech
internet-related

Computer crime is a rapidly expanding area.

relating to vehicles

car
vehicle
vehicle-related

The number of car crimes solved rose by 60 per cent.

relating to drugs/alcohol

alcohol-fuelled
alcohol-related
drug
drug-related

Drug crime is a cancer in the fabric of our society.

relating to sex

sex
sexual

Sex crimes and violence are on the increase in the area.

relating to people’s race, religion etc

hate
homophobic
race
racial
racially-motivated
racist
religious

We need you to report all incidents of hate crime.

We have huge underreporting of racial crime.

relating to businesses

business
corporate
financial
retail
white-collar

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing white-collar crimes.

committed by well-organized groups

organized

Member-states should work together more closely in the fight organized crime.

relating to property

acquisitive
property

Street level dealing can lead to rises in acquisitive crime, violence, gun crime, sex markets and begging.

committed by young people

juvenile
youth

This novel has the topical theme of juvenile crime.

committed in war

war

Were the shootings a legitimate reprisal or a war crime?

in cities

street
urban

The fear of street crime leaves people trapped in their homes.

international

cross-border
international
transnational

This requires us to focus on cooperating to tackle international crime.

commit a crime

be guilty of
carry out
commit
perpetrate

We did not commit any crimes.

try to prevent crime

address
combat
crack down on
curb
cut
deter
fight
prevent
reduce
tackle

Their job involves tackling youth crime and its consequences.

solve a crime

detect
investigate
solve

He helps the police solve a crime.

officially accuse someone of a crime

accuse someone of
prosecute

Let us co-operate on security and work together to prosecute terrorist crime.

officially prove that someone has committed a crime

convict someone of
find someone guilty of

The proposal is to provide anger management courses for people convicted of crimes against children.

see/report a crime

report
witness

A young girl had witnessed the crime and testified.

admit a crime

confess
confess to
plead guilty to

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

turn to

Some have turned to crime to survive.

decrease

decrease
drop
fall

Overall crime is falling.

increase

double
increase
rise
soar

Street crime rose in four of the ten areas.