petty crime

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They were also sent because of petty crime, like stealing food, or because they had missed school.
還有人是因?yàn)橄癖I竊食物這樣的輕微罪行，或者是因?yàn)槿闭n而被送走的。
Petty crime is rising in both cities in the continuing absence of effective police, and businesses are slashing payrolls in response to pinched demand.
由于有效的警察系統(tǒng)的持續(xù)缺失，輕微犯罪在兩個(gè)城市都在增多。為了應(yīng)對(duì)削減的需求，企業(yè)在大量削減薪酬。
Until recently the government was sceptical of the value of imprisoning people for petty crime; and the arguments against doing so remain as strong as they were two weeks ago.
直到最近，政府開始思考因?yàn)樾∽飳⑷岁P(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的這種做法到底價(jià)值何在；而反對(duì)政府這一做法的呼聲和兩星期前一樣強(qiáng)烈。

It says that violent crime, per person, is below Lisbon's, and petty crime is lower than in Singapore.
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An American travel advisory for St Kitts-Nevis gives warning only of petty crime.
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a type of crime that is not considered serious when compared with some other crimes