/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of crime rate Find synonyms for: Noun1. crime rate, rateusage: the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per yearWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language