86.  Vilalta, C., Sanchez Siordia, O., Lopez Ramirez, P., & Fondevila, G. (2025). Beyond conventional metrics: The elusive impact of the PILARES program on crime in Mexico City. Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11292-024-09656-3

85. Vilalta, C., Fondevila, G., & Dammert, L. (2025). The compounded risks of extortion: Analyzing illegal markets and institutional corruption in Mexico. Trends in Organized Crime. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12117-025-09565-5

84. Vilalta, C. (2025). Bridging concepts and applications in the spatial structure of crime. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287251346139

83. Vilalta, C., Sanchez Siordia, O., Lopez Ramirez, P., & Fondevila, G. (2025). From crime rates to crime harm: Understanding the role of social development in Mexico City. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X251318216

82. Vilalta, C. (2025). Portraits of persistence: Inequality and hope in Latin America (Book Review). Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1177/00943061251341186

81. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2024). Unraveling residential burglary trends in urban Mexico: The role of target accessibility, time and regional contexts. Cities. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CITIES.2023.104692

80. Fondevila, G., & Vilalta, C. (2024). Prison violence in Latin America: Criminal governance and an absent state. International Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/S43576-024-00125-5

79. Vilalta, C., Lopez Ramirez, P., Sanchez, T., & Fondevila, G. (2024). The spatial clustering and heterogeneity of the burglary and concentrated disadvantage relationship in Washington, DC. GeoJournal. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10708-024-11127-1

78. Vilalta, C., Cadena, E., Garrocho, C., & Fondevila, G. (2024). Beyond the immediate effects of income inequality on homicide rates: A reply to Daly's critique. Evolution and Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EVOLHUMBEHAV.2024.106597

Trajtenberg, N., ... & Vilalta, C. (2024). The heterogeneous effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on crime across the world. Crime Science. https://doi.org/10.1186/S40163-024-00220-Y

76. Agoff, C., Fondevila, G., & Vilalta, C. (2024). Family violence and runaway children in prisoner populations of Latin America. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2022.2110912

75. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2023). Residential burglary and concentrated disadvantage: A spatial heterogeneity analysis in Mexico City. GeoJournal. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10708-022-10664-X

74. Vilalta, C., Lopez Ramirez, P., & Fondevila, G. (2023). Testing the local and spatial spillover effects of police monitored CCTV systems on crime. Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APGEOG.2023.102873

73. Vilalta, C., Fondevila, G., & Massa, R. (2023). The impact of anti-COVID-19 measures on Mexico City criminal reports. Deviant Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2022.2092431

72. Vilalta, C., Fondevila, G., & Dammert, L. (2023). Getting back to the state: Policing the COVID-19 pandemic. Policing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2023.2195648

71. Vilalta, C., Fondevila, G., & Lopez Ramirez, P. (2023). A quantile panel examination of the moderation effects of guardianship on residential burglary. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10901-023-10023-3

70. Fondevila, G., Vilalta, C., Galindo, C., & Cafferata, F. (2023). The deterrence effect of police stations on crime in Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Papers in Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2023.2218397

69. Vilalta, C., Cadena, E., Fondevila, G., & Garrocho, C. (2022). Empirical issues in the homicide-income inequality argument. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287221083885

68. Vilalta, C., Fondevila, G., & Massa, R. (2022). Virus containment measures and homicide in Mexico: An assessment of community strain theory. Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCRIMJUS.2022.101992

67. Massa, R., Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2022). How to periodize a violent conflict: A proposal using the case of Mexico. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2022.2026131

66. Vilalta, C. (2022). Authoritarian police in democracy: Contested security in Latin America (Book Review). American Journal of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1086/720416

65. Vilalta, C. J., Sanchez, T., & Fondevila, G. (2021). The impact of city block type on residential burglary: Mexico City as case study. Crime, Law and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10611-020-09920-3

64. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2021). Testing routine activity theory in Mexico. The British Journal of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1093/BJC/AZAA089

63. Vilalta, C., Lopez-Ramirez, P., & Fondevila, G. (2021). The spatial diffusion of homicide in Mexico City: A test of theories in context. Global Crime. https://doi.org/10.1080/17440572.2021.1909480

62. Nivette, A., ... & Vilalta, C. (2021). A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01139-z 

61. Fondevila, G., Vilalta, C., Galindo, C., & Cafferata, F. (2021). Crime deterrent effect of police stations. Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APGEOG.2021.102518

60. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2021). Drug interactions and juvenile delinquency in Mexico. Journal of School Violence. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2021.1979019

59. Fondevila, G., Vilalta, C., & Massa, R. (2021). On the relationship between police force presence and crime in Mexico: A spatial analysis. Police Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2021.1915144

58. Vilalta, C., Lopez Ramirez, P., & Fondevila, G. (2021). A community-level test of general strain theory (GST) in Mexico. Deviant Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2021.1982656

57. Vilalta, C., Muggah, R., & Fondevila, G. (2020). Homicide as a function of city block layout: Mexico City as case study. Global Crime. https://doi.org/10.1080/17440572.2020.1715219

56. Vilalta, C. J., Lopez, P., Fondevila, G., & Siordia, O. (2020). Testing broken windows theory in Mexico City. Social Science Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/SSQU.12760

55. Vilalta, C., Jasso, C., & Fondevila, G. (2020). Tipo de vivienda, barreras físicas y sensación de inseguridad en la colonia. Economía, Sociedad y Territorio. https://doi.org/10.22136/EST20201621

54. Vilalta, C. (2020). Violence in Latin America: An overview of research and issues. Annual Review of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-073018-022657 

53. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2020). Perceived police corruption and fear of crime in Mexico. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos. https://doi.org/10.1525/MSEM.2020.36.3.425 

52. Vilalta, C. J., Sanchez, T. W., Fondevila, G., & Ramirez, M. (2019). A descriptive model of the relationship between police CCTV systems and crime. Evidence from Mexico City. Police Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2018.1473770

51. Vilalta, C. J., & Fondevila, G. (2019). Modeling crime in an uptown neighborhood: The case of Santa Fe in Mexico City. Papers in Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2018.1554502 

50. Arredondo, J., T. Gaines, S. Manian, C. Vilalta, A. Bañuelos, S.A. Strathdee, L. Beletsky (2018). The law on the streets: Evaluating the impact of Mexico's drug decriminalization reform on drug possession arrests in Tijuana, Mexico. International Journal of Drug Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.12.006 

49. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2018). School vandalism in Mexico. Journal of School Violence. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2017.1355809 

48. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2018). La victimización de las empresas en México: Conceptos, teorías y mediciones. Gestión y Política Pública. https://doi.org/10.29265/gypp.v27i2.474 

47. Gaines,  T., Werb, D. Arredondo, J., Alaniz, V., Vilalta, C, Beletsky, L. (2017) . The spatial-temporal pattern of policing following a drug policy reform: Triangulating self-reported arrests with official crime statistics. Substance Use & Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1223689 

46. Vilalta, C. J., & Allmang, S. (2017). Assessing the role of context on the relationship between adolescent marijuana use and property crimes in Mexico. Substance Use and Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1222626 

45. Vilalta, C. (2017). Cuando la cleptocracia no alcanza. Un estudio inicial de los patrones espaciales y correlativos estatales de la victimización delictiva contra las empresas mexicanas. Economía, Sociedad y Territorio. https://doi.org/10.22136/est2017983 

44. Vilalta, C., & Fondevila, G. (2017). Some reasons for using Zipf's law in the analysis of urban crime: The case of Mexico. Papers in Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2017.1373257 

43. Vilalta, C., & Muggah, R. (2016). What explains criminal violence in Mexico City? A test of two theories of crime. Stability: International Journal of Security and Development. https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.433 

42. Vilalta, C. (2015). ¿Quiénes son los sentenciados por homicidio intencional en México? Perfiles Latinoamericanos. https://doi.org/10.18504/PL2345-157-2015 

41. Vilalta, C. (2015). Las variaciones geográficas de la percepción de la amenaza del crimen organizado y el narcotráfico en México. Foro Internacional. https://doi.org/10.24201/FI.V0I0.2281 

40. Vilalta, C. (2014). How did things get so bad so quickly? An assessment of the initial conditions of the war against organized crime in Mexico. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10610-013-9218-2 

39. Vilalta, C. (2014). Does the Mexican war on organized crime mediate the impact of fear of crime on daily routines? Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128714541208 

38. Vilalta, C. (2014). A preliminary analysis of the use of force by the Mexico City police. Global Crime. https://doi.org/10.1080/17440572.2013.866551 

37. Vilalta, C., & Muggah, R. (2014). Violent disorder in Ciudad Juarez: A spatial analysis of homicide. Trends in Organized Crime. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12117-014-9213-0

36. Vilalta, C., & Garcia, B. (2014). Los factores que incrementan la probabilidad de éxito de las iniciativas fiscales federales en México, 1997-2009. Política y Gobierno. http://www.politicaygobierno.cide.edu/index.php/pyg/article/view/29 

35. Vilalta, C. (2013). La inefectividad de las comunidades cerradas para controlar el miedo al crimen. Gestión y Política Pública. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259678704_La_inefectividad_de_las_comunidades_cerradas_para_controlar_el_miedo_al_crimen 

34. Vilalta, C. (2013). How exactly does place matter in crime analysis? Place, space and spatial heterogeneity. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2012.715659

33. Vilalta, C. (2013). Anomia institucional, espacialidad y temporalidad en las muertes asociadas a la lucha contra la delincuencia organizada en México. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos. https://doi.org/10.1525/MSEM.2013.29.1.280

32. Vilalta, C. (2013). Towards an understanding of community organization against crime: The case of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Stability: International Journal of Security and Development. https://doi.org/10.5334/STA.ΑΟ

31. Vilalta, C. (2012). Fear of crime and home security systems. Police Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2011.607651

30. Vilalta, C. (2012). The spatial dependence of judicial data. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12061-011-9070-Z

29. Vilalta, C., & Martinez, M. (2012). The making of narco bosses: Hard drug dealing crimes among Mexican students. Trends in Organized Crime. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12117-011-9144-Y

28. Vilalta, C. (2012). Illegal leisure revisited: Changing patterns of alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adults (Book Review). International Criminal Justice Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567712465751

27. Vilalta, C. (2011). El robo de vehículos en la ciudad de México: Patrones espaciales y series de tiempo. Gestión y Política Pública. https://www.gestionypoliticapublica.cide.edu/ojscide/num_anteriores/Vol.XX_No.I_1ersem/03_Carlos_Vilalta.pdf 

26. Vilalta, C. (2011). Fear of crime in gated communities and apartment buildings: A comparison of housing types and a test of theories. Journal of the Housing and Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10901-011-9211-3

25. Vilalta, C. (2011). Fear of crime in public transport: Research in Mexico City. Crime Prevention and Community Safety. https://doi.org/10.1057/CPCS.2011.4

24. Muggah, R., & Vilalta, C. (2011). Destabilizing factors in urban settings: Explaining violence and social disorganization in Ciudad Juarez. Freedom from Fear. https://doi.org/10.18356/4B7431DF-EN

23. Vilalta, C. (2010). Un examen de la relación entre el consumo de sustancias y la comisión de delitos en México. Estudios Sociológicos. https://doi.org/10.24201/es.2010v28n82.248 

22. Vilalta, C. (2010). El miedo al crimen en México: Estructura lógica, bases empíricas y recomendaciones iniciales de política pública. Gestión y Política Pública. https://www.gestionypoliticapublica.cide.edu/ojscide/num_anteriores/Vol.XIX_No.I_1ersem/01_Carlos_Vilalta.pdf 

21. Vilalta, C. (2010). Correlates of distance to crime in Mexico City. Global Crime. https://doi.org/10.1080/17440572.2010.490634

20. Vilalta, C. (2010). The spatial dynamics and socioeconomic correlates of drug arrests in Mexico City. Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2009.06.001 

19. Vilalta, C. (2010). Vote-buying crime reports in Mexico: Magnitude and correlates. Crime, Law and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-010-9260-7 

18. Vilalta, C. (2009). Los factores de la violencia durante el delito en México: Armas de fuego, momento del día y experiencia criminal. Estudios Sociológicos. https://doi.org/10.24201/ES.2009V27N79.267

17. Vilalta, C. (2009). Un modelo descriptivo de la geografía del robo. Journal of Latin American Geography. https://doi.org/10.1353/LAG.0.0035

16. Vilalta, C. (2009). Emigrantes mexicanos retornados y el uso de la violencia en la comisión del delito. Migraciones Internacionales. https://doi.org/10.17428/rmi.v5i17.1090 

15. Vilalta, C. (2009). La geografía local del narcomenudeo: Patrones, procesos y recomendaciones de política urbana. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. https://doi.org/10.24201/EDU.V2411.1344

14. Vilalta, C. (2008). Relaciones indirectas y variables asociadas a la duración de las penas y las apelaciones en México: Evidencias y comentarios. Estudios Sociológicos. https://doi.org/10.24201/ES.2008V26N77.311

13. Vilalta, C. (2008). Dos pruebas de hipótesis sobre la geografía de las patentes en México. Economía, Sociedad y Territorio. https://doi.org/10.22136/EST002008225

12. Vilalta, C. (2008). Comentarios y mediciones sobre la segregación espacial en la ciudad de México. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. https://doi.org/10.24201/EDU.V2312.1315

11. Vilalta, C. (2008). ¿Se pueden predecir geográficamente los resultados electorales?: Una aplicación del análisis de clusters y outliers espaciales. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. https://doi.org/10.24201/EDU.V2313.1322

10. Cervantes, L., & Vilalta, C. (2007). Una evaluación geográfica de la política de educación media superior de la ciudad de México. Economía, Sociedad y Territorio. https://doi.org/10.22136/EST002007258

9. Vilalta, C. (2007). El voto de oposición al segundo piso del periférico: Una contribución empírica sobre su geografía y posibles mecanismos causales. Gestión y Política Pública. https://www.gestionypoliticapublica.cide.edu/ojscide/num_anteriores/Vol.XVI_No.II_2dosem/Vilalta_y_Perdomo.pdf 

8. Vilalta, C. (2006). Sobre la espacialidad de los procesos electorales urbanos y una comparación entre las técnicas de regresión OLS y SAM. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. https://doi.org/10.24201/EDU.V2111.1262

7. Pacheco, E., Vilalta, C., & Schettino, M. (2006). Una metodología formal para calcular el peso que los electores le dan a los elementos de evaluación ideológica. Política y Gobierno. http://www.politicaygobierno.cide.edu/index.php/pyg/article/view/289 

6. Vilalta, C. (2005). Cómo enseñar autocorrelación espacial. Economía Sociedad y Territorio. https://doi.org/10.22136/EST002005307

5. Vilalta, C. (2004). The local context and the spatial diffusion of multiparty competition in urban Mexico, 1994-2000. Political Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.POLGEO.2003.12.009

4. Vilalta, C. (2004). The spaces of postmodernity: Readings in human geography (Book Review). Political Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0962-6298(03)00020-9

3. Vilalta, C. (2003). Perspectivas geográficas en la sociología urbana: La difusión espacial de las preferencias electorales y la importancia del contexto local. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v18i3.1158 

2. Vilalta, C. (2003). Una aplicación del análisis espacial al estudio de las diferencias regionales del ingreso en México. Economía, Sociedad y Territorio. https://doi.org/10.22136/EST002003429

1. Vilalta, C. (2002). Los procesos de distritación electoral y el uso del criterio de comunidad de interés. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. https://doi.org/10.24201/edu.v17i1.1132