Crime Patterns and Interventions
Crime Patterns and Interventions is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 39.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of social structure on crime and delinquency, including the influence of neighborhood effects, general strain theory, youth violence, fear of crime, and developmental trajectories. It investigates the relationship between social disorganization, criminal behavior, and the role of various theories in understanding the dynamics of crime within different social contexts.
- Social Structure
- Crime
- Delinquency
- Neighborhood Effects
- General Strain Theory
- Youth Violence
- Fear of Crime
- Criminal Behavior
- Social Disorganization Theory
- Developmental Trajectories
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 39.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Crime Patterns and Interventions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (2.1k and 494 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 494 works
- 3 China 262 works
- 4 India 233 works
- 5 Canada 216 works
- 6 Australia 205 works
- 7 Brazil 145 works
- 8 Germany 140 works
- 9 Netherlands 112 works
- 10 Nigeria 110 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Crime Patterns and Interventions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Arizona State University publishes the most Crime Patterns and Interventions research, followed by Michigan State University and University of Cincinnati.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 47 works
- 2 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 37 works
- 3 University of CincinnatiUnited States 35 works
- 4 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 32 works
- 5 Florida State UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 6 George Mason UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 7 Sam Houston State UniversityUnited States 28 works
- 8 Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States 27 works
- 9 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 27 works
- 10 Institute of CriminologySlovenia 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Crime Patterns and Interventions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Crime Patterns and Interventions include Stephen W. Raudenbush, Robert C. Reiner and Robert J. Sampson.
- 1 Stephen W. Raudenbush United States 6k citations
- 2 Robert C. Reiner United States 5k citations
- 3 Robert J. Sampson United States 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Crime Patterns and Interventions research done?
The largest centres of Crime Patterns and Interventions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and Chicago (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Huntsville, Burnaby and Fairfax.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 95 works
- 2 New York United States 92 works
- 3 Beijing China 56 works
- 4 Chicago United States 51 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 50 works
- 6 Tempe United States 47 works
- 7 Brisbane Australia 46 works
- 8 Boston United States 41 works
- 9 Philadelphia United States 40 works
- 10 Cincinnati United States 40 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HuntsvilleUS · 28.1 works74×
- BurnabyCA · 24.2 works14×
- FairfaxUS · 30.2 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Crime Patterns and Interventions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Crime Patterns and Interventions?
Among universities, judged by research, Arizona State University, George Mason University and University of Cincinnati score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States | 73.4 | 44.8% | 13.2× | 48 | +22.2% |
| 2 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 71.8 | 55.3% | 17.0× | 30 | -5.3% |
| 3 | University of CincinnatiUnited States | 70.9 | 47.7% | 22.2× | 35 | +13.1% |
| 4 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 69.6 | 48.7% | 9.4× | 17 | +97.2% |
| 5 | Simon Fraser UniversityCanada | 69.5 | 49.8% | 16.0× | 24 | +8.2% |
| 6 | Michigan State UniversityUnited States | 67.3 | 39.7% | 9.5× | 37 | +30.6% |
| 7 | Griffith UniversityAustralia | 67.1 | 43.5% | 10.1× | 21 | +42.7% |
| 8 | University of Massachusetts LowellUnited States | 66.6 | 61.7% | 15.4× | 10 | +79.2% |
| 9 | John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUnited States | 64.9 | 40.7% | 160.8× | 24 | +69.4% |
| 10 | Temple UniversityUnited States | 64.9 | 61.5% | 9.9× | 14 | -18.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Crime Patterns and Interventions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Crime Patterns and Interventions.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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