: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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An anti-crime programwas gutted as summer violence looms.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 June 2025
This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Does the introduction of an anti-crime unit with AI fraud detection technology materially impact how ?
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
His case reached the White House during President Donald Trump’s first term and sparked a federal anti-crime initiative, Operation LeGend.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 June 2025
This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Does the introduction of an anti-crime unit with AI fraud detection technology materially impact how ?
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
His case reached the White House during President Donald Trump’s first term and sparked a federal anti-crime initiative, Operation LeGend.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-crime
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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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