clearance rate

noun

The proportion of crimes that are solved by the police with respect to the total number of crimes reported.

Meanings

nounclearance rate (plural clearance rates)

plural clearance rates

  1. crimegovernmentThe proportion of crimes that are solved by the police with respect to the total number of crimes reported.
  2. housingThe percentage of properties sold at auction on a particular week or month.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 破案率, 清空率
  • 破案率 (pò'ànlǜ)proportion of crimes
  • 清空率 (qīngkōnglǜ)percentage of properties
Dutch ophelderingspercentage, oplossingspercentage
  • ophelderingspercentageproportion of crimes
  • oplossingspercentageproportion of crimes
  • opruimingspercentagepercentage of properties
Finnish selvittämisprosentti, myyntiprosentti
  • selvittämisprosenttiproportion of crimes
  • myyntiprosenttipercentage of properties
German Aufklärungsrate, Aufklärungsquote
  • Aufklärungsrateproportion of crimes
  • Aufklärungsquoteproportion of crimes
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APA

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Chicago

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