: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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From 2009 to 2023, McKie also served as president of Mid-America Crime Free Inc., a non-profit organization claiming to train those in the rental housing industry and promote anti-crime programs.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Adams ran for mayor on a platform of fighting crime, beating Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who founded the 1970s-era anti-crime patrol the Guardian Angeles.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Congress never passed an anti-crime equivalent of an economic stimulus bill.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Advertisement California California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
Nov. 5, 2024
Last year, the task force and California Highway Patrol were deployed to San Francisco to help police and prosecutors tackle the city’s fentanyl crisis.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Adams ran for mayor on a platform of fighting crime, beating Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who founded the 1970s-era anti-crime patrol the Guardian Angeles.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Congress never passed an anti-crime equivalent of an economic stimulus bill.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Advertisement California California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
Nov. 5, 2024
Last year, the task force and California Highway Patrol were deployed to San Francisco to help police and prosecutors tackle the city’s fentanyl crisis.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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