1.a crime that is not very serious
1.This promising young lad then plunged into a life of petty crime and was one of the founding members of the Shawpee street gang.
然后，这个有前途的小男孩儿过起了小偷小摸的生活，成为肖皮街头匪帮的创始成员之一。
2.Though Santa Marta is no longer plagued by the kidnappings and killings that kept tourists away for decades, petty crime remains a problem.
尽管圣玛尔塔不再受到曾令游客望而却步的绑架和凶杀等的滋扰，但轻微犯罪仍是个问题。
3.Lesson 8: All embassies in Rome are well aware that petty crime is a huge problem and can often replace passports with a few hour's notice.
第八课：罗马所有的大使馆人员都认为这些轻微犯罪是个巨大的问题而且这些犯罪人员常常会用几个小时的临时证明来更换他们的护照。
4.The rise in unemployment is ed by an increase in petty crime.
在失业率上升的同时，轻度犯罪也跟着增长。
5.Three ways: through petty crime, and not to be closely monitored inmates.
途径三：通过犯轻罪的、不太被严密监控的狱友。
6.But the population spike has also brought the problems of the city to these areas, most notably petty crime.
但是人口的激增也给这些地区带来很多城市的问题，尤其是轻微犯罪。
7.It extorts "taxes" from businesses, pays for community projects, controls petty crime and settles local disputes.
它敲诈商人交“税”，为公共项目出资，控制小型犯罪活动，以及平抚当地争端。
8.As the country ages and grows poorer, this has led to a surge in petty crime, such as shoplifting by the elderly.
国家越来越老也越来越穷，小型犯罪开始露出苗头，比如说，老年人在商店行窃。
9.He descended to a life of petty crime.
他竟堕落到干起小偷小摸的勾当。
10.Street patrols are rare and police stations tend to regard petty crime as almost normal.
街上的巡警很少，而且警察局已经对这些小偷小摸习以为常。