Patrick Sharkey

Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs

Patrick Sharkey is Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. He was previously the Scientific Director of Crime Lab New York, an independent organization formed to provide policymakers in New York City with rigorous, objective, scientific evidence to help reduce crime, established in 2014. At Princeton, Dr. Sharkey teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on urban policy, crime, and violence. His most recent book, Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence, was published by W.W. Norton in 2018. He earned his PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Harvard University.