crime wave

English

Noun

crime wave (plural crime waves)

1. Alternative form of crimewave
   • 2023 April 7, Kate Conger, Shawn Hubler, quoting Kevin Benedicto, “Stabbing of Cash App Creator Raises Alarm, and Claims of ‘Lawless’ San Francisco”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “A small minority has tried to weaponize this tragedy to advance a narrative about a crime wave that just isn’t borne out by the data in San Francisco,” Kevin Benedicto, a police commissioner and lawyer, said on Thursday.