incidence of crime
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincidenceandcrime
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incidence
noun[C usually singular]
uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
an event, or the rate at which ...
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crime
noun
uk/kraɪm/us/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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(Definition ofincidenceandcrimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Alternatively, however, this increase in arrests might manifest only a greater number of persons apprehended by the police, and not an increase in theincidenceofcrime.
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I am pointing out to him that the clear-up rate has risen, and that theincidenceofcrimehas fallen.
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We had far worse levels of unemployment between the wars but a lowerincidenceofcrime.
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I do not believe that there is a direct link between deprivation andincidenceofcrime.
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But we all share a concern about theincidenceofcrime.
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The courts can merely deal as effectively as possible with theincidenceofcrimewhen it has occurred.
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Effective design that reduces theincidenceofcrimeand the fear of it is not a luxury today, but a necessity.
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One section of this report might require a most elaborate analysis of theincidenceofcrime.
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Unemployment levels, for example, have varied greatly throughout the century while theincidenceofcrimehas steadily increased.
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The key issue is not just about theincidenceofcrime, or even people's experience of it.
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That certainly does nothing to reduce theincidenceofcrime.
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The cost of insurance is based on a number of factors, including theincidenceofcrime-related claims in certain sectors of the market.
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One of the reasons for that may be the extraordinarily highincidenceofcrimein my constituency.
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We are all aware that there are many reasons for the rise in theincidenceofcrime.
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What, in practical terms, do they achieve to reduce or diminish theincidenceofcrime, and at what cost?
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They want more police to deal with the greaterincidenceofcrime, the greater number of 999 calls and the recent increases in recorded crime.
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There is a direct correlation between social deprivation and theincidenceofcrime.
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There is no point in passing criminal legislation unless it first reduces theincidenceofcrime, and, secondly, furthers the interests of justice.
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Their attitude is simple and is as follows: theincidenceofcrimeis increasing, so let us be tougher with criminals, and with suspects, too.
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This massive concentration has highlighted every problem, whether it be in schools, housing, demands on welfare, or theincidenceofcrime.
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