crime wave (alsocrimewave)

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  N-SING（单数型名词） When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave. 犯罪浪潮; 某一地区短期内犯罪率的激增

  例：

  The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.

  青少年犯罪的激增让该国陷入困境。