crime scene

American  

[krahym seen] / ˈkraɪm ˌsin /

noun

crime scenes plural

1. the immediate area where a crime was committed, especially as marked off by police and restricted to official investigators in order to avoid any interference or tampering.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• crime-scene
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• crime scenes
  plural

Example Sentences

Despite that, crime scene tape was later put back up for further processing.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Haney spent much of the trial focused on the unorthodox nature of an arson investigation that started after a second fire had consumed the initial crime scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Once considered a hub of the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana is now "transitioning from being a crime scene to a sanctuary for healing and reparative justice", Ablakwa told hundreds of delegates.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

When it’s a TV personality, it’s a crime scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Our house might as well be wrapped in yellow crime scene tape—that’s how much of a big deal she’s made over the years about keeping people away.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman