The phrase "address a crime" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of dealing with or responding to a criminal act or issue.
Example: "The police were called to address a crime that had occurred in the neighborhood."
Alternatives: "tackle a crime" or "respond to a crime."
Officials were looking for a way to address a crime rate that they believed was beginning to tick up because, they thought, more guns were appearing on the street.
"Although I was impressed by the intelligence and good intentions of the grand jurors," Professor Thompson said, "I am not convinced that a grand jury investigation is the best way to address a crime lab scandal of the type we see in Houston".
This might take the form of developing heuristics for future planning projects, but there is also the possibility to modify existing structures in order to address a crime problem.
The exchange captures a central criticism of Ms. Quan: that she seems more concerned with promoting Oakland and herself than with taking concrete steps to address a growing crime wave that included Mr. Campos's murder and the slayings of a 3-year-old boy and a man handing out food to the homeless.
"We have to address a multitude of crimes these grow houses bring to the community," he says.
Housing is in short supply, and the city is still addressing a street crime epidemic.
Lawmakers said they didn't want to be accused of wasting time addressing a rare crime when Floridians needed them to help create jobs.
Thousands of Venezuelans marched through downtown here today to protest what they say is President Hugo Chávez's failure to address a surge in violent crime.
"People, generally speaking, are not committing crime to address a basic need for food or shelter," he said in a recent interview at 1 Police Plaza.
The surge in vehicle stops dates back to 2015, when political leaders ordered the LAPD to address a spike in South Bureau gang crime.
If using a private email address was a crime, then George W. Bush and Dick Cheney would be rotting in jail--read Nina Burleigh's incredible Newsweek article: "The George W. Bush White House 'lost' 22 Million Emails".
