: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign
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On crime, Brazile suggested the administration did not believe in the rule of law or have a comprehensive anti-crime program.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, Johnson argued that sending the military to get involved in anti-crime operations in the country’s biggest city is un-American.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Democratic strategists believe their maps can reduce the GOP’s share of California’s 52 House seats from nine to as few as four or five members — and this in a state that approved a conservative anti-crime ballot measure in a landslide last fall.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The leading vehicles for the president to change the subject — his anti-crime show of force in DC and his revival of allegations that intelligence was politicized ahead of the 2016 election — happen to feature Bondi at the helm.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, Johnson argued that sending the military to get involved in anti-crime operations in the country’s biggest city is un-American.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Democratic strategists believe their maps can reduce the GOP’s share of California’s 52 House seats from nine to as few as four or five members — and this in a state that approved a conservative anti-crime ballot measure in a landslide last fall.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The leading vehicles for the president to change the subject — his anti-crime show of force in DC and his revival of allegations that intelligence was politicized ahead of the 2016 election — happen to feature Bondi at the helm.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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