Sentence examples for believed crime from inspiring English sources

The cause of the mayhem was a couple of police officers telling an otherwise somnolent public administration committee that only fools believed crime figures.

But in Dibdin's case, there is also a sense, especially in the later Zen novels, that he slightly believed crime novels to be spoiled by the plot.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story said Gohmert believed crime is rising in part due to lax gun laws.

While just 10percentt of whites believed crime was a very serious problem in their own communities, the majority ― 52percentt ― were convinced that crime is a very serious problem across the nation.

While just 8percentt of Americans over 65 believed crime was a very serious problem in their own community, 64percentt of the same group believed that crime was a very serious problem in the nation overall.

She went on to cite examples of times in which she believed crimes committed by blacks against whites went unpunished.

People almost always believe crime is worse "elsewhere" than their own neighbourhood.

A new Gallup survey finds that most Americans believe crime is getting worse, with 68 percent saying there is more crime than there was a year ago.

"In the decade following 9/11, I believe crime fiction has become more important in people's lives," said Child.

A large majority of the public believe crime is constant or rising, when official surveys show there were 53 per cent fewer incidents in 2012 than in 1995.

Yet many officers on the beat, aldermen and community advocates agree that there is a substantial gap in perception: many citizens believe crime is on the rise and feel unsafe.