When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.
crime wave in British English
(kraɪm weɪv)
noun
a sudden marked increase in the number of crimes committed in an area or country
The country is in the grip of a teenage crime wave.
a crime wave is tarnishing the image of the Riviera
Examples of 'crime wave' in a sentence
crime wave
Experts say the crime wave reflects increased violence in the drug trade, in which 4,000 have died in battles between cartels and the police this year.