crime-ridden
Overrun with offenses
Crime-ridden describes a place plagued by frequent criminal activity: a crime-ridden neighborhood, the city's crime-ridden downtown.
The term suggests persistent, endemic problems rather than isolated incidents.
It often appears in news coverage and political rhetoric about urban decay or calls for increased policing.
Disorder from absent authority
- ganglandCriminal organization's domain
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- mobstersOrganized crime members
- thugsViolent criminals
underworld · smuggling · racketeering · looting · bootlegging · contraband · vigilantism · heist
Robbery with violence
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- assaultViolent offensive act
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- vandalismWillful property damage
pickpocketing · carjacking · robbery · prostitution · graffiti · derelict · slum · ghetto
Likely to cause injury
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- perilousFraught with danger
- high-riskInvolving significant danger
volatile · hostile · unsafe · treacherous · alarming · frightening · intimidating · fearsome
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
extortion · graft · cronyism · scandal · racketeering · payola · malfeasance · collusion
anarchy
Disorder from absent authority
- ganglandCriminal organization's domain
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- mobstersOrganized crime members
thugs · underworld · smuggling · racketeering · looting · bootlegging · contraband · vigilantism · heist · syndicate
mugging
Robbery with violence
vandalism · pickpocketing · carjacking · robbery · prostitution · graffiti · derelict · slum · ghetto · alleyways
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- perilousFraught with danger
high-risk · volatile · hostile · unsafe · treacherous · alarming · frightening · intimidating · fearsome · grim
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
nepotism · extortion · graft · cronyism · scandal · racketeering · payola · malfeasance · collusion · profiteering
crime-riddensafe
Free from peril
secure · crime-free · peaceful · tranquil · sheltered
crime-riddenlaw-abiding
Following established rules
orderly · well-ordered · civilized · respectable · upstanding
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