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broken windows theory

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Summary

broken windows theory is a sociological theory[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of sociological theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,921 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: James Q. Wilson[3], George L. Kelling[4]
  • Commons category: Broken windows theory[5]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1982[6]
  • Facet of: risk[7], enrollment[8], criminology[9]
  • Different from: parable of the broken window[10]
  • P14541: 18AnVQ[11], 1I1ck1[12]

Why It Matters

broken windows theory has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

criminology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Алтай Көкше · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 35
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'f
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 18AnVQ, 1I1ck1
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  3. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → parable of the broken window
    Harper's tag → broken-windows
    Facet of → risk, enrollment, criminology
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: broken-windows, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920362|broken windows (#289920362)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
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