Both are violations of what is known to be socially alright. It is only criminal to break laws but it is deviant to break both laws and social behaviour patterns.
It is not deviant to break some laws. Although the law may say that the speed limit on the highway is 65, if you go over the speed limit by 5 mph along with everyone else that is not deviant behavior. Most of the time a police officer wont even enforce that law.
Deviation is what is defined as not normal by other people. This could be something as minor as wearing the wrong kind of clothes to a party or as major as killing someone, deviance is behavior that is not seen as acceptable or normal.
Some deviance is only enforced by social groups or singular people, while Crime is enforced by police.
Crime is defined as an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Crimes are often also enforced by social groups.
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