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crime rate

crime rate noun: a measure of incidences of crime in a given area, especially in comparison to its population.

Noun

crime rate (plural crime rates)

  1. A measure of incidences of crime in a given area, especially in comparison to its population.

Forms of crime rate

pluralcrime rates

Questions about crime rate

What does crime rate mean?
Crime rate means a measure of incidences of crime in a given area, especially in comparison to its population.
What part of speech is crime rate?
Crime rate is a noun.
What is the plural of crime rate?
The plural of crime rate is crime rates.

Words near crime rate in the dictionary

  1. crime minister
  2. crime ministers
  3. crime of passion
  4. crime passionel
  5. crime passionnel
  6. crime rate
  7. crime rates
  8. crime scene
  9. crime scene cleaner
  10. crime scene cleaners
  11. crime scene tape

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