About me

David Mitre Becerril is an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Public Policy. He earned his doctoral degree in Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Mexico City, he worked at the Mexican census bureau’s public safety and justice unit and a government research agency before graduate school.

His research examines the conditions under which community investments offer promising solutions to deter crime and the mechanisms driving such changes. David is particularly interested in place-based interventions, situational crime prevention, and crime prevention through environmental design. He has written on topics including street lighting, urban development, overdose prevention sites, and the minimum wage. His work has appeared in Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, JAMA Network Open, and the Journal of Urban Economics, among others. He has received the APPAM Equity & Inclusion Student Fellowship. He also has been recognized by the American Society of Criminology (Gene Carte Award), and his work has been highlighted in news outlets. 

Last names’ Spanish pronunciation guide: Mitre Becerril (Me·tre Beh·se·reel).