Crime Wave

Conversationalist. "Extraordinary crime wave we're having—er—ah—for the time of year."

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Cartoon from Punch magazine, February 11, 1920.

Crime Wave can refer to:

• An increase in crime - or perception of an increase in crime - in a particular period and place
• Crime Wave (1954 film), film starring Sterling Hayden
• "Crime Wave" (CSI episode), season 3 episode 8 of CSI Miami
• Crime Wave (book), a collection of short works by James Ellroy
• Crime Wave (1985 film), film aka The Big Crime Wave
• Crimewave, a 1985 film by Sam Raimi
• Crime Wave (video game), video game by Bryan Brandenburg and Bruce Johnson, published by Access Software
• "Crimewave" (song), a 2007 song by Crystal Castles and Health.
• Crime Waves, one of The Zeta Project episodes (Season 1)