The Crime Lab designs, tests, and scales data-driven innovations to improve the public sector’s response to the dual crises of gun violence and America’s broken criminal justice system. Visit the Crime Lab

Discover the University of Chicago Crime Lab, a research organization dedicated to using data-driven approaches to address urban crime and improve public safety. Explore our innovative projects, research, and resources.

Learn about the University of Chicago Crime Lab, an organization dedicated to advancing public safety through data-driven research and innovative solutions. Discover our mission, values, and impact on urban crime reduction.

The University of Chicago Crime Lab is a nonpartisan behavioral and social science research lab based in Chicago, Illinois. [1] Situated within the Harris School of Public Policy , the Crime Lab partners with community-based organizations and the public sector to generate evidence about the strategies that reduce gun violence and improve the ...

The Crime Lab designs, tests, and scales data-driven innovations to improve the public sector’s response to the dual challenges of America’s gun violence crisis and a criminal justice system that is not truly just.

Jan 22, 2024 · The University of Chicago Crime Lab has a long history of rigorous evaluation. It is bringing that expertise to bear in assessing the impact of the CSLA to generate insights that can drive large-scale progress.

Jan 22, 2024 · The University of Chicago Crime Lab was founded in 2008 in response to the tragic shooting of University of Chicago doctoral student Amadou Cisse. Around the same time, the Chicago Tribune published a series of stories highlighting the …

Oct 16, 2019 · On Oct. 15, a diverse group of nonprofit and civic leaders, philanthropists, policymakers, researchers and Chicago residents gathered to discuss their shared stake in the city’s future—and how the Crime Lab, and sister organization the Education Lab, can help shape that path over the next 10 years.

Apr 29, 2022 · In his “Data Points” series, Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at Harris and Pritzker Director of the Crime Lab, provides data analysis to contextualize contentious topics such as carjackings and illegal gun carrying in …

A $10 million grant from philanthropist Ken Griffin will support a transformative new initiative to reduce violent crime in Chicago, through a collaboration with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Police Department and the University of Chicago Crime Lab.