los momentos más altos en la generalidad de los delitos

English translation: highest overall crime rates

21:44 Apr 27, 2013
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Law/Patents - Law (general) / Academic abstract
Spanish term or phrase: los momentos más altos en la generalidad de los delitos
Hi everyone, I'm translating an academic article entitled "CAMBIOS Y PERMANENCIAS DEL CRIMEN EN URUGUAY (1878 – 1907)"

De acuerdo entonces con los planteos iniciales las fluctuaciones entre la prosperidad y la crisis que registró Uruguay deberían haber ido acompañados de variaciones en los niveles de criminalidad. Al año 1890, de acuerdo con el clásico estudio de Eduardo Acevedo, habrían correspondido ***los momentos más altos en la generalidad de los delitos***.

I'm not sure how best to phrase this. Thanks for your help!
Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 01:55
English translation:highest overall crime rates
Explanation:
My take on this one.

Crime rates highest in small cities: StatsCan | Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/.../crime_rates_highest_in_small_cities_sta...
Jun 28, 2007 – While the highest overall crime rates were found in small urban areas, in Quebec the rate was highest in large urban areas. The lowest crime ...
Introduction to criminology - Page 56 - Google Books Result
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=1412979714
Frank E. Hagan - 2010 - Social Science
The highest overall crime rates were experienced by the nations of the Caribbean region during the mid-1970s, followed by the nations of Western Europe, ...
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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4 +4highest overall crime rates
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4the biggest crime wave in general
James A. Walsh
3highest general crime figures
Richard Hill


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
highest general crime figures


Explanation:
showed the highest crime figures.

Richard Hill
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the biggest crime wave in general


Explanation:
This may be a way to hande it.

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Note added at 22 mins (2013-04-27 22:07:27 GMT)
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Sorry formatting went a bit skew-whiff; the second example sentence shuold only have "the biggest crime wave in general" underlined...

Example sentence(s):
  • Al año 1890, de acuerdo con el clásico estudio de Eduardo Acevedo, habrían correspondido <u>los momentos más altos en la generalidad de los delitos.
  • According to the classic study by Eduardo Acevedo, <u>the biggest crime wave in general</u> would have occurred in the year 1890.

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James A. Walsh
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neutral  Billh: wave is not appropriate here.
12 mins
  -> You could be right Bill. Maybe something like “peak” would work better...
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
highest overall crime rates


Explanation:
My take on this one.

Crime rates highest in small cities: StatsCan | Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/.../crime_rates_highest_in_small_cities_sta...
Jun 28, 2007 – While the highest overall crime rates were found in small urban areas, in Quebec the rate was highest in large urban areas. The lowest crime ...
Introduction to criminology - Page 56 - Google Books Result
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=1412979714
Frank E. Hagan - 2010 - Social Science
The highest overall crime rates were experienced by the nations of the Caribbean region during the mid-1970s, followed by the nations of Western Europe, ...

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 248
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