Synonyms for crime rate
crime rate

Princeton's WordNet

1. crime ratenoun

   the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

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1. Bishop Kossie:

   When we moved into this area, it was considered the highest crime-rate area in the city of Houston, people shot first and asked questions later.

2. Sheriff Judd:

   I know that’s a novel idea for some people, our murder rate is up while our total crime rate is down but even in the demand for service, we see the angst.

3. Marion Barry, Mayor of Washington, D.C.:

   If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate.

4. Marinos Marinos:

   I think everybody is [concerned with crime], i think the mayor's concerned with the crime rate. I think management with MPD is concerned about the crime rate. And I can speak for the rank-and-file of the [MPD], and we are very concerned about the crime rate.

5. Shuji Yamaguchi:

   I understand the criticism. But I want to say our system... is supported by most Japanese people, and still the crime rate is going down every year, so I think our system works very well.