Books
Miller, L. L. (2016). The Myth of Mob Rule: Violent Crime and Democratic Politics. Oxford University Press
Sharkey, P. (2018). Uneasy peace: The great crime decline, the renewal of city life, and the next war on violence. WW Norton & Company
Zimring, F. (2003). The Great American Crime Decline. New York: Oxford University Press
Zimring, F. (2011). The City That Became Safe: New York’s Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Control. Oxford University Press
Zimring, F. and Hawkins, G. (1997). Crime Is Not the Problem: Lethal Violence in America. New York: Oxford University Press
Journals
Criminology
British Journal of Criminology
Criminology & Public Policy
Justice Quarterly
Crime & Delinquency
Criminal Justice and Behavior
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Journal of Experimental Criminology
Law & Policy
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Review
Social Problems
Social Forces
Hawai‘i Criminal Justice Resources
The Honolulu Police Department’s Dashboard (other HPD Dashboard)
Hawaii’s Attorney General produces an annual report on crime in Hawaii
The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission
Hawaii Criminal Justice Research Institute
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is an advocacy organization, but it produces useful reports, particularly on the situation as it relates to Native Hawaiians
The American Civil Liberties Union–Hawaii (ACLU-HI) is an advocacy organization, but it produces useful reports on a variety of criminal justice and adjacent issues, from criminal justice issues relating to unhoused people, policing, courts, jails, and prisons.
National Crime Data
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Lots of data through the National Crime Victimization Survey. (Does not rely on what is reported to law enforcement, but what victims experience, and thus generally considered more accurate, but some categories of crime will still be underreported.)
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Lots of data through the Uniform Crime Reports. (Relies on what is reported to law enforcement, and thus generally considered to be an underestimate.)
Centers for Disease Control: A good source for homicide, suicide, and gun-related deaths. (Deaths tend to be one of the best indicators because there is a lower reporting bias. Suicide is also a useful comparison case.)
Major Cities Chiefs Association: Specifically useful for comparing violent crime in Honolulu (really, O‘ahu) to other large cities. Data released quarterly.
The Council on Criminal Justice: A bipartisan organization representing law enforcement officials, system-impacted people, and people victimized by crime. Offers its own comparison of crime in large cities biannually.
Local News Links
https://www.staradvertiser.com
These are just a few of our many local news outlets!
The Hawaii Crime Lab 