Sentence examples for level of crimes from inspiring English sources

Further, if these practices are widespread or systematic, they may rise to the level of crimes against humanity.

"The evidence we have so far would clearly give probable cause to see whether these grave breaches rise to the level of crimes against humanity," he said.

His critics say it is low by European standards when compared to the level of crimes committed, a more telling measure.

The level of crimes tracked by the F.B.I. declined 3percentt from 2004, largely because of a 12.7percentt drop in motor vehicle thefts and a 3.8percentt decline in property crime.

However, investigators believe that there are reasonable grounds for starting a prosecution process on human rights violations, "some of them rising to the extremely serious level of crimes against humanity".

In fact, almost two-thirds of the Operation Condor arrests were summonses issued for quality-of-life violations, which do not rise to the level of crimes, officials said.

"There is a high level of crime occurring in this country due to unchecked illegal immigration".

They were designing sentences not for people but for a thing: the aggregate level of crime.

"Locking up criminals for longer periods reduces the level of crime.

"South Africa has a very high level of crime including rape and murder".

"Earlier this place was quiet and safe but now the level of crime and the number of crimes have increased.