Crime Lab is an academic research group based at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University that brings together cutting-edge expertise in computational and quantitative methods to advance the scientific study of crime and society’s reaction to it. Crime Lab conducts both fundamental and applied research, with a strong interdisciplinary orientation that bridges criminology, data science, and spatial analysis. The complementary expertise available in Crime Lab allows the group to explore a wide range of topics—ranging from the micro-geography of crime and policing strategies to predictive modeling, environmental criminology, and public perceptions of crime and safety as well as sexual offending and transgressive behavior. The team is committed to producing robust, data-driven insights that contribute to both academic knowledge and real-world impact.