犯罪 (hanzai) means “crime” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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この町では犯罪が少ないので、安心して暮らせます。ko no machi de wa han zai ga suku na i no de an shin shi te ku ra se ma su

Since there is little crime in this town, we can live here safely.

Describes an act that crosses a legal boundary and is treated as wrongdoing by society.

犯行hankō: A specific criminal act committed by a person or group.
罪tsumi: An offense against the law for which someone is legally responsible.

法律や社会の規則に反する行為。hō ritsu ya sha kai no ki soku ni han su ru kō i

The Sino-Japanese word 犯罪 (hanzai) combines 犯 (han, "to violate") and 罪 (zai, "crime"), linking a breach of rules with wrongdoing.

English speakers often hear crime in the phrase true crime, which refers to nonfiction about real criminal cases rather than fictional stories.