Background

What are crime dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about crime dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with crime dreams. These are the words that make crime dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of crime dreams can be illuminating about show crime affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example crime dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how crime in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that crime is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that crime is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, crime dreams have more death than 95.3% of dream symbols, more strangers than 93.5% of dream symbols, and more hatred than 92.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, crime dreams have less taste than 82.8% of dream symbols, less animals than 81.1% of dream symbols, and less weird dreams than 77.4% of dream symbols. Notably, crime dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that crime is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of crime are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Additionally, dreams of crime are aggressive! Crime dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Also, crime dreams are about death. Better stated, crime dreams contain more death and dying than 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams help us process our emotions, understand our fears, and grieve. Death in a dream is not necessarily a bad thing. Dreaming of death can help us overcome fears or say good bye to loved ones. But, then again, dreams of death might simple just be dreams. Additionally, crime dreams can be very vivid. Dreams of crime are more associated with the dream being describe as vivd than 90% of all other dream symbols. Finally, crime are full of hatred! Hatred is a really strong emotion. It can feel good to feel strong emotions. Dreams also help us process our emotions and make sense of our waking lives. If you feel hatred in a dream, whether or not it is a crime dream, feel into it. Be curious about where the emotions comes from. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of crime is different than dreams of crime in general.

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of dreams have crime

How common are crime dreams?

0.5% of dreams have the crime symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 200 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is uncommon.

Identification

How are crime dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like crime. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of things.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of crime?

Crime dreams are notable because they have substantially more Morocco, homicides, detectives, criminals and outlaws, accomplices, fingerprints, worm holes, fugitives, Venezuela, jails, rental cars than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of crime?

Crime do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into crime dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in crime dreams.

Who is in dreams of crime?

Who is in dreams of crime?

Dreams of crime are much more related to unnamed people and much more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of crime?

What are the emotions in dreams of crime?

Dreams of crime are more related to embarrassment, more related to fear, and much more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness and less related to pain.

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Where do dreams of crime take place?

Where do dreams of crime take place?

Dreams of crime are more related to home, more related to work, and more related to human-made places than dreams in general. They are less related to natural places and less related to magical places.

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What happens in dreams of crime?

What happens in dreams of crime?

Crime dreams are much more related to aggressive acts, more related to sex, and much more related to death than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters and less related to eating and drinking.

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How do dreams of crime related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of crime related to the type of dream it is?

Dreams of crime are more related to nightmares, more related to recurring dreams, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to sleep paralysis, and less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of crime related the senses?

How do dreams of crime related the senses?

Dreams of crime are less related to taste, less related to vision, and less related to touch.

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How can you make sense of crime in dreams?

Crime dreams are uncommon. Among other things crime dreams are nightmares, aggressive, about death, very vivid, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of crime? How might your dream of crime be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience crime in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about crime in dreams. See how you feel about crime now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of crime dreams

An interpretation of crime dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Dreams create symbolism by making comparisons, and a crime can compare with something that’s wrong or unfair. Think of times when you might say, “That’s a crime,” but it’s not illegal. It’s a crime that you didn’t get a job promotion, or didn’t get accepted into graduate school, or your mate cheated. Crime is equated with feeling cheated, wronged, unlucky, or unjustly denied. Or you’re tempting fate. If you’re caught doing whatever is symbolized as a crime, it’s big trouble. A crime can be an exaggeration of breaking a rule or regulation—or breaking a law, but crime is usually symbolic in a dream. Crime can be a way of connecting with feelings of guilt, fear, sneakiness, or indifference. Dreaming about yourself as a criminal can connect with taking shortcuts or selling yourself short. In some way, the image fits. Or you are envious of what someone else has and are unwilling to get it for yourself the right way, an attitude commonly associated with criminals. See also: Accomplices, Arresting, Bandits, Burglary, Infidelity, Courts, Detectives, Drugs, Executing, Fugitives, Guilty, Jails, Judges, Killing, Killing, Prisoners, Thieves

Examples of dreams of crime

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of crime dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for crime dreams. Read at your own risk.

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