scelerophobia

noun

1. The fear of crime, burglars or thieves.

   uncountable

   She added that if someone is experiencing a high degree of distress because of scelerophobia and their social and occupational functioning is being affected, she recommends seeing a medical provider or mental health professional.

Where it comes from

From the stem of Latin scelus + -o- + -phobia.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry scelerophobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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