[Vocabulary] A synonym for "full of crime"

[Ali Hsn]

Salaam,
I'm looking for an adjective to mean "full of crime", please. For example: a region full of crime, a region with high rates of crime

 

[teechar]

I'm looking for an adjective [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] which means "full of crime", please. For example: a region full of crime, a region with high rates of crime.

Hello Ali, and welcome to the forum.

I can think of "crime-ridden", but can you show us the full sentence you have in mind please?

 

[tedmc]

crime-infested area, area with a high-crime rate

 

[GoesStation]

crime-infested area, area with a high crime rate

See above. Use the hyphen only when you combine the words into a compound adjective like high-crime environment.

 

[Tarheel]

The phrase "high crime area" is used.

 

[GoesStation]

The phrase "high crime area" is used.

It is indeed, and "high-crime area" would look odd to me. Hyphens are a minefield (or is that "mine-field"?).