: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Does the introduction of an anti-crime unit with AI fraud detection technology materially impact how ?
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
His case reached the White House during President Donald Trump’s first term and sparked a federal anti-crime initiative, Operation LeGend.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
Noboa, heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, is expected to continue applying some of his anti-crime strategies that part of the electorate finds appealing but which have tested the limits of laws and norms of governing.
—Gonzalo Solano and Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Does the introduction of an anti-crime unit with AI fraud detection technology materially impact how ?
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
His case reached the White House during President Donald Trump’s first term and sparked a federal anti-crime initiative, Operation LeGend.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
Noboa, heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, is expected to continue applying some of his anti-crime strategies that part of the electorate finds appealing but which have tested the limits of laws and norms of governing.
—Gonzalo Solano and Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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