Robert Vargas

What historical homicide waves reveal about Chicago policy Chicago police car parked under L tracks

What historical homicide waves reveal about Chicago policy

UChicago researchers find century of repeated patterns in city responses to violence

Flatten whose curve? COVID-19 response overlooks built-in racial inequities Media citation image, The Chicago Reporter, Apr. 30

Flatten whose curve? COVID-19 response overlooks built-in racial inequities


Chicago Reporter

Why a 1925 book is still relevant to urban sociology Chicago street

Why a 1925 book is still relevant to urban sociology

Are Changing Ward Lines a Source of Chicago’s Violence?

Are Changing Ward Lines a Source of Chicago’s Violence?

Asst. Prof. Robert Vargas examines correlation between gerrymandering and violent crime


UChicago sociologist examines impact of gerrymandering on violence in Chicago Neighborhood

UChicago sociologist examines impact of gerrymandering on violence in Chicago

Robert Vargas BW

Robert Vargas

Title: Neubauer Family Assistant Professor; Director of the Violence, Law, and Politics Lab

Expertise: Urban studies, Public policy

Departmental website: https://sociology.uchicago.edu/directory/robert-vargas-1