: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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The problem is Sliwa, the 71-year-old founder of the Guardian Angels anti-crime vigilante group, isn’t going anywhere for now.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Tennessee National Guard units will mobilize in Memphis on Friday as President Donald Trump's administration turns to states' citizen-soldiers as an anti-crime measure in some of the nation's biggest cities.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Crime in Kansas City Schmitt’s comments at the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing have intensified concerns that Kansas City could be swept up in the Trump administration’s sweeping anti-crime crackdown.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Tennessee National Guard units will mobilize in Memphis on Friday as President Donald Trump's administration turns to states' citizen-soldiers as an anti-crime measure in some of the nation's biggest cities.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Crime in Kansas City Schmitt’s comments at the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing have intensified concerns that Kansas City could be swept up in the Trump administration’s sweeping anti-crime crackdown.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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