Collocations for crime - noun

appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horrible, horrific, serious, terrible, unspeakable, vicious
one of the most horrific crimes of recent times

big, major
the biggest crime since the Great Train Robbery

lesser, minor, petty
He was charged with the lesser crime of possession.

real
She claimed that the real crime is that burglars and muggers usually get a light sentence.

non-violent, violent
perfect
He boasted of having carried out the perfect crime.

notorious
one of the most notorious crimes in history

capital
After the reforms the only capital crimes were treason and murder.

alleged
She never faced trial for her many alleged crimes.

unsolved
copycat
the danger of copycat crimes in the wake of the shootings

motiveless
an apparently motiveless crime

victimless
Insider dealing has been called a victimless crime.

white-collar
drug, drug-related, gun
sex, sexual
hate
a hate crime against a young gay man

war
political
terrorist
federal (AmE)

carry out, commit, do, perpetrate (formal)
report
Many crimes are never reported to the police.

investigate
solve
a man who solves crimes using old-fashioned detective work

prosecute (AmE)
a system of justice to prosecute crimes of terrorism

punish
Hate crimes are not punished severely enough in my opinion.

witness
a child who has just witnessed a violent crime

confess
He confessed his crime to his sister.

involve sth
crimes involving firearms

happen, occur
The crime occurred in broad daylight.

be punishable by sth
crimes punishable by death

scene
victim
suspect

crime against
crimes against humanity

a crime of passion, a crime of violence
the scene of the crime
No weapon was found at the scene of the crime.

the punishment fits the crime
The punishment should fit the crime.

serious
petty
non-violent, violent
recorded
unrecorded
growing, mounting, rising
rampant
a time of great poverty and rampant crime

white-collar
Identity theft is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the country.

corporate
organized
juvenile, youth
international, local
rural, urban
car, property, street
drug, drug-related, gun, knife
Gun crime is just part of an increasingly lawless society.

computer
attempts to prevent hacking and computer crime

carry out, commit, perpetrate (formal)
combat, fight, tackle
beat, crack (informal)
Police forces will exchange ideas on cracking crime.

deter, prevent, stop
control, cut, reduce
How can we reduce knife crime in our cities?

detect, investigate
The public have a crucial role to play in detecting crime.

solve
punish
cause
be driven to, turn to
He says that bored youngsters turn to crime.

double, increase, rise

figures, level, rate, statistics
control, prevention
problem, wave
the country's crime problem

spree
squad
a senior detective with the serious crime squad

investigation
lab (AmE,informal)
The computers were sent to a crime lab for analysis.

family (AmE), group, ring, syndicate
leading members of an organized crime syndicate

boss, lord
one of New York's biggest crime lords

drama, fiction, film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), novel, series, show (esp. AmE), story, thriller
the latest TV crime series

reporter, writer
the newspaper's crime reporter
a new short story by the popular crime writer

a crackdown on crime
a crackdown on drug-related crime

crime and disorder
crime and punishment
fear of crime
Fear of crime imprisons many elderly people in their homes.

an increase in crime
a life of crime
Unemployed young people were likely to be tempted into a life of crime.

sb's partner in crime
a victim of crime
Victims of crime may be able to obtain compensation.