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criminalité

crime rate

noun kree-mee-nah-lee-TEH Rare

Also means

criminality

Usage Note

Criminalité is a collective abstract noun referring to criminal activity as a whole or the level of crime in a society. It does not have a plural in standard usage. The related adjective is criminel/criminelle. A common pairing is lutter contre la criminalité (to fight crime).

Examples

"La criminalité a baissé dans ce quartier."

Natural Translation

The crime rate has fallen in this neighbourhood.

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