Crime Rate

Definition: Crime Rate

Crime Rate

Noun

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

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Crosswords: Crime Rate

I tell ya, the crime rate in New York'll kill you! (Jaws; writing credit: Peter Benchley; Carl Gottlieb)

I tell ya, the crime rate in New York'll kill you! (Jaws; writing credit: Peter Benchley; Carl Gottlieb)

Our country has seven times the population of the United States and one tenth the crime rate. Who is right? (Red Corner; writing credit: Robert King)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

The 1990s have brought many dramatic changes to the country including the increased crime rate and an extremely high level of perceived insecurity felt by the population. (references)

Economic History

Belgium

Many American companies are factoring in the crime rate in their assessments to invest in Belgium. (references)

Argentina

This growth is expected to continue in coming years, owing in large part to growing insecurity in Argentina, a result of the rising crime rate. (references)

Indonesia

Police crime statistics show that the crime rate is growing between 10 to 15% annually, attributable in part to the current unstable economic conditions in Indonesia. (references)

Human Rights

Argentina

At year's end, the effects of the law on the crime rate and reported police abuses were still unclear. (references)

Kenya

Mob violence continued at high levels during the year, which observers believe may have been associated with a continuing high crime rate. (references)

Papua New Guinea

Due to limited police and judicial resources and a high crime rate, suspects often are held in pretrial detention for long periods of time. (references)

Political Economy

Colombia

Continued political instability mainly stemming from lack of progress in the Government's peace process with Colombian guerrillas, the high number of politically motivated civilian kidnappings, and other guerrilla and paramilitary terrorism, as well as a high urban crime rate and a negative general security situation, all continue to damage the climate for business in Colombia. (references)

Travel

Norway

Crime information: Norway has a relatively low crime rate. (references)

Kuwait

Kuwait's crime rate is moderate and violent crime is rare. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Czech

kriminalita (criminality, delinquency). (various references)

German

verbrechensrate, kriminalität (crime, criminality, delinquency, deliquency). (various references)

Greek 

εγκληματικότητα (criminality, delinquency, feloniousness). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

犯罪発�"�率 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

は�"ざいはっせいりつ. (various references)

Pig Latin

imecray ateray

Portuguese

taxa de criminalidade. (various references)

Spanish

índice de delincuencia. (various references)

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