Celebrating three decades of quantitative criminology at Manchester

Conference celebrates the legacy of quantitative criminological scholarship in Manchester. On Wednesday, 20 March 2024, The University of Manchester's Department of Criminology , in collaboration with the Department of Economics and the UoM Bicentennial Team, organised a landmark event commemorating 30 years of ground-breaking quantitative criminology research at Manchester. This event not only celebrated the rich history of quantitative criminological scholarship in Manchester but also showcased the vibrant future of this field. Professor Rosemary Broad , Head of Criminology, opened the event, underlining the department's pivotal role in shaping the study of criminology. The late 20th century saw the formation of the Manchester Quantitative Criminology Group, a team that revolutionised the study of crime through the innovative use of British Crime Survey data combined with Census information. Their pioneering work laid the foundations for understanding crime distribution and the phenomenon of multiple victimisations within and across communities. The Manchester Quantitative Criminology Group published groundbreaking work between the early 1990s and early 2000s.