die Kriminalität
Translation
crime, criminality
Examples
Die Kriminalität in der Stadt steigt.
Crime in the city is increasing.
Die Polizei bekämpft die Kriminalität.
The police are fighting crime.
Grammar Patterns
to fight crime die Kriminalität bekämpfen The government wants to fight crime.
crime is rising/falling die Kriminalität steigt/sinkt Crime has fallen in the last year.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Verbrechen (crime), Delikt (offence); Antonym: Legalität (legality)
Etymology
From Latin 'criminalis'. The suffix '-ität' is equivalent to the English '-ity', indicating a state or quality.
Memory Tips
Looks and sounds very similar to the English 'criminality'. The '-ität' ending is a strong indicator of a feminine noun in German.