: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
Examples of anti-crime in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Newsom pulls anti-crime ballot measure, capping Democrats’ chaotic response to Prop. 47 reform.
—
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
But a grassroots anti-crime effort and an massive influx of small businesses made Broad Street a Polish landmark in the United States and Staropolska achieved fame: Fortune featured it heavily in a 2020 profile of Little Poland, both the New York Times and Boston Globe reviewed it favorably.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
And the new administration must act resolutely against anti-crime militias.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
Continue reading … 'POLITICAL SCHEMING' – Republican slams Newsom for backdoor effort to undermine popular anti-crime voter initiative.
—Fox News, 13 June 2024
Scott, a 24-year MTA employee, and his union, Transport Workers Union Local 100, used the incident to call for more anti-crime measures on subways and buses.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
Before launching a new anti-crime socioeconomic initiative, the López Obrador administration would do well to study what has worked, what has not, and why.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
The case was investigated by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, an independent agency of the Department of Justice, and the largest anti-crime task force in the nation.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The ultimate responsibility is upon the local and state governments to deal with crime and the federal government is there to provide additional resources to support anti-crime/anti-gang operations.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
But a grassroots anti-crime effort and an massive influx of small businesses made Broad Street a Polish landmark in the United States and Staropolska achieved fame: Fortune featured it heavily in a 2020 profile of Little Poland, both the New York Times and Boston Globe reviewed it favorably.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2024
And the new administration must act resolutely against anti-crime militias.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
Continue reading … 'POLITICAL SCHEMING' – Republican slams Newsom for backdoor effort to undermine popular anti-crime voter initiative.
—Fox News, 13 June 2024
Scott, a 24-year MTA employee, and his union, Transport Workers Union Local 100, used the incident to call for more anti-crime measures on subways and buses.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
Before launching a new anti-crime socioeconomic initiative, the López Obrador administration would do well to study what has worked, what has not, and why.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
The case was investigated by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, an independent agency of the Department of Justice, and the largest anti-crime task force in the nation.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
The ultimate responsibility is upon the local and state governments to deal with crime and the federal government is there to provide additional resources to support anti-crime/anti-gang operations.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'anti-crime.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near anti-crime
Cite this Entry
“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share