Crime decreased.

Meaning: This means that there was less crime in the kingdom and people were safer. It's like saying, There was less illegal activity happening in the kingdom.

Choice of Words: Crime refers to illegal activities that people commit. Decreased means to become less or smaller. So, 'Crime decreased' means that the number of illegal activities being committed in the kingdom was becoming smaller or less frequent.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Clutter can lead to distraction and decreased productivity.
• Criminal confessed to the crime.
• The detective carefully examined the crime scene, searching for clues.
• Crime was low and justice prevailed.
• Crime stayed very low.