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Definition of Street Crime
(noun) A crime, disproportionately committed by and against people in lower classes and typically in public spaces.
Examples of Street Crime
- mugging
- stealing a car
Street Crime Pronunciation
Syllabification: street crime
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /strEEt krIEm/
- British English – /strEEt krIEm/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /strit kraɪm/
- British English – /striːt kraɪm/
Usage Notes
- Plural: street crimes
- Street crimes are studied in criminology.
- Street crime is compared and contrasted to white-collar crime.
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Additional Information
- Crime and Law Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “street” and “crime” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
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Works Consulted
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Cite the Definition of Street Crime
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “street crime.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 26, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/street-crime/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
street crime. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/street-crime/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “street crime.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/street-crime/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“street crime.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/street-crime/>.