He was at home asleep when the crime here took place.
He felt a chill of fear, certain that some crime was taking place.
This crime, we have reason to believe, took place at a quarter past one last night.
Somebody must be aware that a crime has taken place.
I had little doubt the crime would take place here.
People moving away from inner cities, where more crime usually takes place.
"You have a pretty good visual of how the crime took place."
Police later find his body, and the crime takes two decades to solve.
If their society had not changed in the way described would those crimes have taken place?
With the police force cut back, crime has taken over the city.