Crime Trends
Reflections on Crime Decline in Chicago
a thinkpiece on crime decline testing the major hypothesis using data for Chicago
Social Change and the Future of Violent Crime
(Abstract)
I got it wrong - forecasting is hard!
The Changing Distribution of Big-City Crime
(Abstract)
a time-series analysis of crime trends in 32 large cities; finds that the city-level demographic
correlates of crime shifted over time, in response to suburbanization
Crime and Punishment
(Abstract)
a book chapter on politics and policy in corrections
(Abstract)
Traffic and the Courts: Social Change and Organizational Response
a historical and time series examination of traffic regulation in Chicago
The State of Knowledge About Crime in the United States
a tour de force through criminology
Securite dans les Grandes Villes Americanes (in French)
(Executive Summary)
Crime Trends
Chicago Since 1840: A Time Series Data Handbook
These yearly data extend from 1840 through 1970. The tables
include demographic, economic, social and political
indicators, and measures of government activity, primarily in
the justice system.