: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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Trump wants homeless people moved out of DC An enhanced FBI presence has been deployed to Washington D.C. in advance of an anti-crime press conference at the White House today.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
This is the 29th year Naperville has been participating in National Night Out festivities, part of a nationwide effort to heighten drug prevention and crime awareness and generate support for local anti-crime efforts.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Foster developed anti-crime initiatives throughout her career, including a 2008 pilot larceny from auto program.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2025
Curtis Sliwa, founder of the 1970s-era Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol, is on the Republican line.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
This is the 29th year Naperville has been participating in National Night Out festivities, part of a nationwide effort to heighten drug prevention and crime awareness and generate support for local anti-crime efforts.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Foster developed anti-crime initiatives throughout her career, including a 2008 pilot larceny from auto program.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2025
Curtis Sliwa, founder of the 1970s-era Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol, is on the Republican line.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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