Richard B. Rosenfeld
1948
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2024
Founders Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri, St. Louis
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Rosenfeld’s research focuses on crime trends; crime statistics; and criminal justice policy. He is past President of the American Society of Criminology (2010); served for six years on the National Academy of Science’s Committee on Law and Justice; and currently serves on the Science Advisory Board of the Office of Justice Programs; U.S. Department of Justice. Since January; 2012; he has been Criminologist in Residence at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; responsible for evaluating the effects of police patrol strategies on crime.
Contributions
In the News
Quoted by in "Texas Has Too Many Cases to Reopen, Governor Warns," The New York Times, August 11, 2020.
Opinion: "Who’s Watching the Nation’s Crime Data?," Richard B. Rosenfeld, The Crime Report,
Research discussed by , in "10 People were Killed in One Square Mile of Phoenix in Three Years," Arizona Republic, March 6, 2019.
Research discussed by , in "Homicides Spike in District as Shootings become More Lethal, Police Say," The Washington Post, December 1, 2018.
Research discussed by , in "New Report Reveals That Blacks Are 85% More Likely to Be Pulled Over in Missouri," The Grio, June 3, 2018.
Quoted by Chad Davis in "Missouri Tops the Nation for High Black Homicide Rate … Again," St. Louis Public Radio, April 23, 2018.
Quoted by Amy Sherman in "Cordray on Point about Increase in Firearm Deaths in Ohio," Politifact, April 12, 2018.
Quoted by Jon Greenberg in "Florida Lawmaker Repeats Dodgy Claim about Crimes by Cops vs. Concealed Permit Holders," PolitiFact Florida, February 23, 2018.
Quoted by Kate Sheperd in "Shootings and Homicides Decrease as Carjackings Surge, and Other Chicago News," Chicago Reader, February 12, 2018.
Quoted by German Lopez in "Why the Opioid Epidemic May Have Fueled America's Murder Spike," Vox, February 6, 2018.
Quoted by Aamer Madhani in "Opioids are Adding a Dangerous Wrinkle to Violent Cities," USA Today, January 25, 2018.
Quoted by Jim Beam in "BR Homicides a Wake-Up Call," American Press, January 11, 2018.
Quoted by Jim Beam in "BR Homicides a Wake-Up Call," American Press, January 11, 2018.
Quoted by Jim Beam in "BR Homicides a Wake-Up Call," American Press, January 11, 2018.
Quoted by in "NYC close to Record Low in Homicides Despite Terror Attacks," December 21, 2017.
Quoted by Melissa Jeltsen in "The FBI's Major Crime Report is Missing Critical Info and Experts are Sounding the Alarm," Huffington Post, November 29, 2017.
Quoted by Jason Hancock in "He Criticized Jay Nixon over Ferguson Protests. How is Greitens Doing in St. Louis?," Kansas City Star, September 21, 2017.
Quoted by Emily McCarter and Lucille Sherman in "NAACP President is Partially Accurate on Stops and Searches Statistic," PolitiFact, September 18, 2017.
Quoted by Allison Colburn in "Greitens Takes Crime Statistics Out of Context," Missourian, March 3, 2017.
Quoted by Jason Mast in "Could Donald Trump's Law and Order Policies Create Crime and Chaos?," U.S. News & World Report, November 2, 2016.
Quoted by Haeyoun Park and Josh Katz in "Murder Rates Rose in a Quarter of the Nation’s 100 Largest Cities," New York Times, September 9, 2016.
Quoted by Zusha Elinson in "Murders Rise in 29 of Largest U.S. Cities in First Half of 2016," Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2016.
Interviewed in "Unpacking 'Black-on-Black Crime' and the 'Ferguson Effect'," CityLab, July 14, 2016.
Research discussed by , in "A New Federal Report Discusses an Unexpected Theory for Why Murders are Rising in U.S. Cities," The Washington Post, June 15, 2016.
Guest on National Public Radio, June 15, 2016.
Quoted by Anthony M. DeStefano in "Homicides in NYC Continue Fall - down 13% so Far in 2016," News Day, June 1, 2016.
Quoted by German Lopez in "Did Protests over Police Shootings Cause a Rise in Murders? A Researcher Says...Maybe.," Vox, May 23, 2016.
Quoted by Lois Beckett in "Is the 'Ferguson Effect' Real? Researcher Has Second Thoughts," The Guardian, May 13, 2016.
Quoted by Eric Lichtblau and Monica Davey in "Homicide Rates Jump in Many Major U.S. Cities, New Data Shows," New York Times, May 13, 2016.
Quoted by Sabrina Tavernise in "In Missouri, Fewer Gun Restrictions and More Gun Killings," New York Times, December 21, 2015.
Quoted by Ciara McCarthy in "Obama Warns Police Officers against 'Cherry-Picking' Crime Data," The Guardian, October 27, 2015.
Quoted by Tim Mak and Betsy Woodruff in "Why Did Ted Cruz Suddenly Get Tough on Gun Possession?," Daily Beast, October 26, 2015.
Opinion: "Prudent to Ask Whether Firefighters Can Assist the Police," Richard B. Rosenfeld, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 15, 2015.
Quoted by Anthony M. DeStefano in "Experts See National Issue in Cops Underreporting Assaults, as LAPD Did under Bratton," Newsday, October 15, 2015.
Quoted by Jim Howard in "St. Louis Not Alone in Fighting Rise in Violent Crime," St. Louis Public Radio, October 8, 2015.
Quoted by Nicholas Phillips in "In 2015, St. Louis is Headed toward the Most Homicides in Decades. How Can We Stop the Bloodshed? ," Riverfront Times, October 7, 2015.
Quoted by Monica Davey and Mitch Smith in "Murder Rates Rising Sharply in Many U.S. Cities," New York Times, August 31, 2015.
Quoted by Lynh Bui, Abby Phillip and Wesley Lowery in "Around St. Louis, Bloodshed Rises in Year since Michael Brown Was Killed," The Washington Post, August 11, 2015.
Quoted by Anthony M. Destefano in "Bratton, de Blasio Say NYC Crime Rate Lower than It May Seem," Newsday, August 4, 2015.
Quoted by Evita Caldwell in "Police Chief Announces New Taskforce, Addresses Other Efforts to Curb Violence in St. Louis," St. Louis Public Radio, July 16, 2015.
Research discussed by , in "A 'Ferguson Effect' on Crime Rates? St. Louis Criminologist Finds No Clear Proof," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 18, 2015.
Quoted by Eric Heisig in "Prosecutors May Feel Pressure to Make Decisions More Quickly in Police Use-of-Force Cases," Cleveland.com, May 19, 2015.
Quoted by Anthony M. DeStefano in "NYPD Commissioner William Bratton to Speak on Crime Trends; Shootings up; Stop and Frisks Down," Newsday, March 1, 2015.
Quoted by Rebecca Rivas in "Policing, Civil Rights Concerns Discussed during MO Advisory Committee Presentation," St. Louis American, February 24, 2015.
Opinion: "Voices on Policing: FBI Director's Remarks Bring Calls for Data, Specific Actions," Richard B. Rosenfeld (with ), St. Louis Public Radio, February 20, 2015.
Quoted by Alan Scher Zagier in "St. Louis Seeks More Police with Recent Increase in Crime," Kansas City Star, January 29, 2015.
Quoted by Christine Byers in "As Murder Spate Draws Attention, St. Louis Officials Looking for Solutions," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 16, 2015.
Quoted by Tim Lloyd in "Lessons Learned from Ferguson Shaped Police Response in Berkeley," St. Louis Public Radio, December 26, 2014.
Guest on St. Louis Public Radio, December 11, 2014.
Research discussed by , in "UMSL Criminologist Partners with St. Louis Police to Reduce Crime," UMSL Daily, December 9, 2014.
Quoted by Carol D. Leonnig, Kimberly Kindy, and Joel Achenbach in "Darren Wilson’s First Job was on a Troubled Police Force Disbanded by Authorities," The Washington Post, August 23, 2014.
Quoted by Tanzina Vega and John Eligon in "Around St. Louis, a Circle of Rage," New York Times, August 16, 2014.
Guest on MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show", December 26, 2012.
Research discussed by , in "Despite Weak Economy, Crime in Los Angeles County Still Declines," Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2012.
Research discussed by , in "Jobless Rate Up, but Crime Down: What Gives?," NBCNEWS.com, January 3, 2012.
Interviewed in "Richard Rosenfeld on CSPAN's Washington Journal," CSPAN's Washington Journal, August 26, 2011.
Research discussed by , in "In Crime Lists, Nuance is a Victim," Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2010.
Research discussed by , in "Technology Helps Property Crime Fall to 20-Year Low," USA Today, September 29, 2010.
Research discussed by , in "A Few Blocks, 4 Years, 52,000 Police Stops," New York Times, July 11, 2010.
Research discussed by , in "Crime Rates Down for Third Year, Despite Recession," AP/Washington Examiner, May 25, 2010.
Interviewed in Richard Rosenfeld on Fox Business News Fox Business News, December 22, 2009.
Interviewed in Richard Rosenfeld on NPR’s “All Things Considered” NPR’s “All Things Considered”, February 24, 2009.
Interviewed in Richard Rosenfeld on CNN’s American Morning CNN’s American Morning, December 30, 2008.
Opinion: "The Economics of LA's Crime Increase," Richard B. Rosenfeld, Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008.
Opinion: "Why City Crime Rankings Offer a Misleading Picture," Richard B. Rosenfeld, USA Today, November 27, 2007.
Publications
"Crime and the Economy" (with ) (Sage, forthcoming).
Addresses the complex connections between crime and economic conditions.
"The Impact of Police Stops on Precinct Robbery and Burglary Rates in New York City, 2003 – 2010" (with ). Justice Quarterly (forthcoming).
Finds little effect of “stop and frisk” on precinct crime rates in New York City.
"Was There a 'Ferguson Effect' on Crime in St. Louis?," The Sentencing Project, June 2015.
Analyzes crime data from St. Louis and challenges the idea that widespread and heavily publicized protest activity directed at alleged police misconduct resulted in higher crime rates.
"Crime and the American Dream, Fifth Edition" (with ) (Wadsworth, 2012).
Examines the cultural and institutional sources of crime in the United States.
"Policing Race: The Racial Stratification of Searches in Police Traffic Stops" (with ). Criminology 50, no. 4 (2012): 993-1024.
Finds systematic race differences in police searches of suspects.
"The Case of the Unsolved Crime Decline" Scientific American (February 2004): 82-89.
Argues that the causes of the U.S. crime decline are multifaceted and resist easy interpretation.