Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.

轻罪对于社区生活正在产生有害影响。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The rise in unemployment is paralleled by an increase in petty crime.

在失业率上升的同时，轻度犯罪也跟着增长。

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They were also sent because of petty crime, like stealing food, or because they had missed school.

还有人是因为像盗窃食物这样的轻微罪行，或者是因为缺课而被送走的。

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An American travel advisory for St Kitts-Nevis gives warning only of petty crime.

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