commit crime

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“Immigrants do not commit crime at a higher rate than the native born, and immigration to an area does not cause crime rates to rise,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Their ability to produce realistic text, images, audio and video has prompted concern about their capacity to steal jobs, influence elections and commit crime.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

But what about screening job applicants or predicting how likely someone is to commit crime?

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023

Prigozhin said just 0.31% of those pardoned after Wagner service had gone on to commit crime, a figure he said was 10-20 times less than the standard indicators.

From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2023

But shouldn't we feel more compassion for the victims of crime than for those who commit crime?

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald