commit crime

Example Sentences

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“Immigrants do not commit crime at a higher rate than the native born, and immigration to an area does not cause crime rates to rise,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Their ability to produce realistic text, images, audio and video has prompted concern about their capacity to steal jobs, influence elections and commit crime.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

Studies by prison reform advocates and academics have shown that visitation and phone calls with loved ones decrease the likelihood that a person will commit crime again.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023

"Our priority will always be to protect the vulnerable and detect those who commit crime and bring them before the courts."

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

Make it difficult to commit crime and then crime won't be committed.

From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen