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TOPIK 5noun

범죄율

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범죄율이 · 범죄율을

crime rate

Example

이 도시는 범죄율이 낮아서 안전한 편이에요.

This city has a low crime rate, so it's fairly safe.

Word parts

범 commit죄 crime율 rate

Literally 'crime rate'.

Good to know

The suffix for 'rate' is 율 after a vowel or ㄴ, and 률 after other batchim: 범죄율, 합격률.