street crime

noun

Crime, for example pickpocketing, that happens in a public place, such as on the street

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Meanings

nounstreet crime (countable and uncountable, plural street crimes)

plural street crimes

  1. countableuncountableCrime, for example pickpocketing, that happens in a public place, such as on the street
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APA

street crime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20crime

MLA

“street crime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20crime. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “street crime,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20crime.

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