Joseph says it's a high-crime area. That's why they have three pit bulls, all named "Peaches."

约瑟夫说，这是一个高犯罪率的地区。

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We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area.

我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。

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Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.

这一地区的许多犯罪都与吸毒有关。

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When crime scene investigators arrive at the place of a crime, they first try to make sure the area is secure.

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The U.N.Office on Drugs and Crime says Kenya has agreed to be the first nation in the area to try Somali piracy suspects.

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After committing the crime, Eisemann-Schier fled the area.

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To say that Silicon Valley is a low crime area would be an understatement.

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Example: The Feds seized a motel in a high-crime area despite the fact that the owners had not committed a crime.

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The dispute involves a portrait taken by Italian photographer Paolo Pellegrin, who shot it on assignment with the Magnum Photo agency last year as part of an in-depth look at a high-crime Rochester area known as the Crescent.

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