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Crime Quotes

Crime, fear, and what a society owes the victim.

This crime quotes collection includes a stark line about crime and its fear shaping American life, and a pointed connection drawn between illiteracy and resorting to crime. See Criminal Justice quotes for related themes.

You think of a criminal, and you already judge them for the crime, and you don't really see the human side of them. We all have our sides that we're not proud about.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

You've got a guy in a cape and tights running around fighting crime 24-7; this is not normal. But it worked because the kids loved it and the adults laughed with it.

Quotes by Adam West

White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.

Quotes by Adam McKay

You have a guy like Bernie Madoff literally steal $80 billion, you know, AIG steal hundreds of billions, Goldman Sachs. Crime has changed so much, and to really do a movie with, like, drug dealers or drug smugglers is kind...

Quotes by Adam McKay

Crimes Quotes

When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed to investigate a crime. After a few days, if there has not been a report of...

Quotes by Adam Cohen

I read a lot of science fiction, but I also mixed it up with a lot of other genres: crime, literary fiction, as well as nonfiction. Author-wise, I'm a fan of Stephen King, Lauren Beukes, Robert McCammon, Raymond Chandler, Greg...

Quotes by Adam Christopher

I'm sort of fascinated by the whole espionage crime thing.

Quotes by Aaron Eckhart

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Small aim is a crime.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Criminal Quotes

How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If I was president, you wouldn't be sitting in jail for crimes that's not violent; you wouldn't be doing too much time for crime that's not violent.

Quotes by YG

In politics, there is only one crime that is unforgivable - showing weakness.

Quotes by Yair Lapid

Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies.

Quotes by Woody Allen

Criminal Justice Quotes

Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.

Quotes by William Landay

Crime, family dissolution, welfare, and low levels of social organization are fundamentally a consequence of the disappearance of work.

Quotes by William Julius Wilson

In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.

Quotes by William Greider

Quality-of-life policing is based on probable cause - an officer has witnessed a crime personally or has a witness to the crime.

Quotes by William Bratton

If there's one crime for which there has to be a certainty of punishment, it is gun violence.

Quotes by William Bratton

Criminal Law Quotes

No place is unpoliceable; no crime is immune to better enforcement efforts.

Quotes by William Bratton

Frequently Asked Questions

What different observations about crime come up in these quotes?
This mix covers an observation that crime and the fear of crime have permeated American life, a claim linking crime to illiteracy, a philosophical reflection on how murder uniquely takes away the very person who could seek atonement or grant forgiveness, and a personal, half-humorous list of loathings that includes crime alongside stupidity, oppression, cruelty, and soft music.
Is there a quote about crime and the fear of crime shaping American life?
Yes: "Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life."
Is there a quote linking crime to illiteracy?
Yes - one sample post states, "Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write." This is presented as that speaker's own stated claim, not a fact this page is asserting.
Is there a quote reflecting on why murder is a uniquely difficult crime?
One quote reflects on murder as a unique crime because it takes away the very person who was wronged, leaving society to stand in for the victim in demanding atonement or granting forgiveness.
Where can I find more quotes like these?
If you enjoy these, take a look at our Criminal and Criminal Justice quotes pages.

Another entry reflects on murder as a uniquely severe crime because it erases the very person who could seek justice, while a fourth simply lists crime among life's loathings. Explore Criminal quotes or Crimes quotes.