Annual Review of Criminology -

This article argues that crime trend research should be integrated into the core of criminology. It presents a blueprint on best practices for assessing crime trends. The research also recommends investment in data infrastructure in order to best track crime trends, fill in information gaps, and provide researchers better resources for crime reduction.

Eric P. Baumer is the Department Head of Sociology and Criminology at Pennsylvania State University. Maria B. Valez is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. Richard Rosenfeld is a Professor at the University of Missouri - St Louis.

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