Meanings
nouncrime rate (plural crime rates)
plural crime rates
- criminologyA measure of incidences of crime in a given area, especially in comparison to its population.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 犯罪率
- 犯罪率 (fànzuìlǜ)measure of incidences of crime
Finnish rikosmäärä
- rikosmäärämeasure of incidences of crime
German Verbrechensrate
- Verbrechensratemeasure of incidences of crime
Portuguese taxa de criminalidade
- taxa de criminalidademeasure of incidences of crime
Russian уровень преступности
- уровень преступности (urovenʹ prestupnosti)measure of incidences of crime
Cite this entry
APA
crime rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime%20rate
MLA
“crime rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime%20rate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crime rate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime%20rate.
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