crime wave

noun

: a sudden increase in the amount of crime in an area

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Violent crime in 40 U.S. cities dropped in 2024 to at or near pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report out Thursday that shows the COVID-era crime wave evaporating. Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025 Conservative critics linked this to a subsequent crime wave, as violent crime increased from 363.9 cases per 100,000 people to 377.6, between 2019 and 2021, according to figures compiled by data analysis platform Statista. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 How a Newport Beach filmmaker fought back A crime wave against surfers? City News Service, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025 The stats suggest the COVID-era crime wave all but evaporated from the nation's largest cities during former President Biden's final year in office, even as President Trump's claims that crime was up in cities like San Francisco became a key part of his election strategy. Russell Contreras, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crime wave

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“Crime wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20wave. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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