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Criminology (Politics & Social Sciences › Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Criminology (Politics & Social Sciences › Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.77, median 2,115 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.28 – $17.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,115 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.77 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Criminology best sellers
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
- List rank#2
- Price$11.77
- Rating4.5
- Reviews26,830
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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
- List rank#3
- Price$22.11
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,383
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
- List rank#4
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,552
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
- List rank#5
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews16,653
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
- List rank#6
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,853
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A Hangman's Diary: The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573-1617
by Franz Schmidt
- List rank#7
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.4
- Reviews581
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection)
by Anthony Ray Hinton
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11,508
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
by John Grisham
- List rank#9
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,241
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Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders
by Christopher Whitcomb
- List rank#10
- Price$16.80
- Rating4.3
- Reviews893
FAQ
Is Criminology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,115 reviews and sells for $11.77.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criminology?
The median best seller has 2,115 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criminology best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.77; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.28 and $17.49.
Can new books break into Criminology?
5% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.