Precinct noun – A region of activity, knowledge, or influence. Town and precinct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Town" instead a noun "Precinct".
Town noun – A thickly settled, highly populated area. Precinct and town are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precinct" instead a noun "Town". Nearby Words: township, townsman
In the old days, a suspect thought to have shot a cop was essentially in a race for their life to turn themselves in a precinct completely across town, where they would *only* be beaten.
In Kitsune no Ken: Fist of the Fox, during the Hawk gang's siege of the Konoha Town police station, Ibiki (one of the officers), asks gang leader Shiore if he thinks he can get away with shooting up the precinct.