Steven Levitt

American economist

From the Magazine Public Safety, Economics Economy, Finance, and Budgets, Public Safety An Affordability Agenda
Feb 03 2026
Nothing Costs Like Crime
By Rafael A. Mangual Read More
Report Public Safety, Governance
Feb 13 2025
Why “Rehabilitating” Repeat Criminal Offenders Often Fails
By Matt Logan, John Paul Wright, Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Report Governance, Public Safety, Health
May 23 2024
Drug Policing in the 21st Century Concepts and Strategies for Policing the New Drug Crisis
By Charles Fain Lehman Read More
Commentary Health
Dec 09 2020
The Best Herd Immunity Money Can Buy
By Jason L. Riley Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Culture Policing, Crime Control, Culture & Society
Jan 17 2018
An ‘Uneasy Peace’ and the Search for Durable Cities
By Edward L. Glaeser Read time 5 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety Policing, Crime Control
Sep 08 2016
Crime Is Up, but This Is No Crime Wave
By Barry Latzer Read time 9 mins Read More
Commentary Cities
Sep 16 2015
The Preschool Debate: Translating Research into Policy
By Eric A. Hanushek Read time 25 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Cities Policing, Crime Control
May 28 2011
Hard Times, Fewer Crimes
By James Q. Wilson Read time 11 mins Read More
Commentary Economics, Culture, Culture Culture & Society, Race
May 10 2011
The Role of Economics in an Imperfect World
By Edward L. Glaeser Read time 5 mins Read More