More street lighting helped lower the local ___.

Police records showed the city’s ___ rose from 20 to 35 per thousand.

Police publish the annual ___ each January.

A falling ___ in police reports made residents feel safer.

Police arrested a dangerous ___ near the station.

The court treated him as a repeat ___.

A skilled ___ had copied hundreds of bank cards.

The witness described the ___’s face and clothing to the police.

The accountant discovered ___ in the company records.

Online ___ using fake bank messages cost customers thousands of dollars.

He was charged with tax ___ last year.

The false insurance claim was a clear example of ___.

The detective spent years investigating the unsolved ___.

The suspect was questioned about a double ___.

The newspaper reported the violent ___ of a shopkeeper.

She was found guilty of attempted ___ after attacking him with a knife.

Driving without a license is an ___ under local law.

This was the first ___ recorded on his criminal record.

The judge considered how serious the ___ was before sentencing him.

The law treats dropping litter as a minor ___.

The bank closed after an armed ___.

Police linked the suspect to the armed store ___ on Monday.

Nobody was injured during the armed bank ___.

The camera recorded masked people taking cash during the ___.

The museum improved security after the painting ___.

Phone ___ is common on crowded buses.

He reported the bicycle ___ to police.

The guard was dismissed after goods disappeared in the warehouse ___.

The film contains scenes of extreme ___, including several fights.

Community leaders called for an end to street ___ after repeated fights.

The protest remained peaceful without any ___.

Children should be protected from domestic ___.

People who ___ by ignoring safety rules may face fines.

Even officials must not ___ by accepting illegal payments.

He knew the plan would ___ before joining.

Desperate people sometimes ___ once by stealing food.

Police need evidence before accusing someone of planning to ___.

A person may ___ once in a sudden moment without planning it.

The court must prove that she intended to ___.

Young people are less likely to ___ when adults guide them away from illegal acts.

Wealth should not help convicted offenders ___.

The suspect changed his name and fled to try to ___.

A guilty person should not ___ because key evidence was ignored.

He fled the country after conviction, hoping to ___.

Some teenagers ___ as a regular way to earn money.

The novel shows why one honest man eventually chose to ___.

After losing his job, he began to ___ for a living.

Good education may stop some young people from choosing to ___.