Alex Piquero
Professor and chair of sociology and criminology at the University of Miami and former Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, with expertise in crime trends and policy analysis.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 54min
What's Behind the Great Crime Decline?
Jeff Asher, crime data analyst who tracks city-level trends; Magnus Lofstrom, criminal justice policy director focused on California; Alex Piquero, criminology professor and former Bureau of Justice Statistics director. They explore long and short-term crime trends, city-by-city timing, policing and enforcement tactics, technology and data gaps, demographic and structural influences, and why pinpointing causes matters for policy.
