10+ Best Articles on Crime
The most useful articles on crime from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Crime Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on crime by Refind users in 2026 so far.
Trending
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He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever…
How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on crime—all under 10 minutes.
Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough review
From handbags to drug gangs to central banks – one of Britain’s finest investigative reporters reveals the surprising links in a global chain of crime
An introduction to how AI is transforming real time crime centers
AI provides the ability to process and analyze vast quantities of data from multiple sources in real-time, aiding threat assessment and strategic planning
Rooting for the Louvre thieves? Here are seven books to read if you love art crime.
Heists are in the air. Paris is in a tizzy over recent smash and grabs at the Louvre and elsewhere. Stateside, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, featuring the people’s boyfriend Josh O&…
Rethinking Prison as a Deterrent to Future Crime
Time behind bars can increase the likelihood that someone will re-offend, research finds. In many cases, programs that rehabilitate, rather than punish, may be a better solution.
Should 'gender apartheid' be an international crime?
Ahead of International Women's Day, here's how women's rights campaigners want to criminalise oppression from Afghanistan to Iran
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on crime.
Bandits are losing interest in robbing banks, as some crimes no longer pay
The number of bank robberies is at about the lowest since the 1960s. A researcher investigates why.
The Montreal Mafia Murders: Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags
A ‘Fargo’-esque tale of hapless hit men, Mob moles, and two naive pawns who were lured into their web.
The Scientist Using Bugs to Help Solve Murders
At crime scenes around the world, the forensic entomologist Paola Magni is taking her field into uncharted waters
A Crime Beyond Belief - The Atavist Magazine
A Harvard-trained lawyer was convicted of committing bizarre home invasions. Psychosis may have compelled him to do it. But in a case that became a public sensation, he wasn’t the only one who seemed…
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