Crime Wave

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Conversationalist. "Extraordinary crime wave we're having—er—ah—for the time of year."  Cartoon from Punch magazine, February 11, 1920.
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Conversationalist. "Extraordinary crime wave we're having—er—ah—for the time of year."
Cartoon from Punch magazine, February 11, 1920.

Crime Wave can refer to:

or more generally to an increase in crime - or perception of an increase in crime - in a particular period and place.