crime wave
Surge in offenses
A crime wave is a period when crimes, especially of a particular type, increase sharply in frequency within a region.
The term evokes the image of something surging and sweeping through an area, often carrying connotations of public alarm and media attention.
The city experienced a crime wave of carjackings last summer.
Crime waves may be real statistical phenomena or perceived spikes amplified by news coverage.
Sudden powerful increase
- spikeSharp rise or point
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- spreeBrief excessive episode
rampage · delinquency · gangs · mob rule · looting · vandalism · rioting · mayhem
Sudden strict enforcement
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- arrestSeize by law
- investigationFormal examination of facts
surveillance · raid · enforcement · sting operation · detective · undercover · SWAT · precinct
Emotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- outcryLoud public protest
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
panic · neighborhood watch · community meetings · town hall · petition · activism · awareness campaign · self-defense
Article titles in newspapers
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
reports · footage · expose · tabloids · editorials · press conference · correspondent · newsflash
surge
Sudden powerful increase
spree · rampage · delinquency · gangs · mob rule · looting · vandalism · rioting · mayhem · anarchy
crackdown
Sudden strict enforcement
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- arrestSeize by law
investigation · surveillance · raid · enforcement · sting operation · detective · undercover · SWAT · precinct · commissioner
fear
Emotional response to threat
alarm · panic · neighborhood watch · community meetings · town hall · petition · activism · awareness campaign · self-defense · home security
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- coverageExtent of inclusion
broadcast · reports · footage · expose · tabloids · editorials · press conference · correspondent · newsflash · infographics
- social problemsinequality, racism, homelessness, poverty, injustice
- crime dataarrest rate, incarceration rate, arrest records, auto theft, hate crimes
- New York historyEllis Island, Tammany Hall, Erie Canal, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park
- New York CityManhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island
- New South AfricaNelson Mandela, Mandela, rainbow nation, African National Congress, new constitution
crime wavepeace
Freedom from disturbance
public safety · law and order · civil order · tranquility · security