: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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There is also a Republican candidate for mayor, anti-crime activist Curis Sliwa.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Newsom blasted over not funding anti-crime measure voters wanted | RISING
Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) getting blasted for leaving out funding for Proposition 36, an anti-crime ballot measure that was overwhelmingly passed by voters last year.
—The Hill, 6 June 2025
An anti-crime programwas gutted as summer violence looms.
—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
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Newsom blasted over not funding anti-crime measure voters wanted | RISING
Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) getting blasted for leaving out funding for Proposition 36, an anti-crime ballot measure that was overwhelmingly passed by voters last year.
—The Hill, 6 June 2025
An anti-crime programwas gutted as summer violence looms.
—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
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 21 Jul. 2025.
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