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Criminology (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Criminology (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $52.36, median 28 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $37.75 – $79.94 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Social Sciences (646), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $52.36 its median price beats 96% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Criminology best sellers
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Interviewing and Interrogation: Questioning, Detecting Deception and Gaining Compliance
by Don Rabon
- List rank#1
- Price$45
- Rating3.7
- Reviews29
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Handbook of Substance Misuse and Addictions: From Biology to Public Health
by Vinood B. Patel
- List rank#2
- Price$541
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10
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Criminology For Dummies
by Steven Briggs
- List rank#3
- Price$17.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews188
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Psychological Narrative Analysis: A Professional Method to Detect Deception in Written and Oral Communications
by Ph.D. Schafer, Jack
- List rank#4
- Price$39.95
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12
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CJ (MindTap Course List)
by Larry Gaines
- List rank#5
- Price$76.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews255
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The Human Bone Manual
by Tim D. White
- List rank#6
- Price$29.72
- Rating4.8
- Reviews840
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Policing the Crisis: Mugging, the State and Law and Order (Bloomsbury Revelations)
by Stuart Hall
- List rank#7
- Price$36.94
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23
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Contemporary Corrections: A Critical Thinking Approach
by Rick Ruddell
- List rank#8
- Price$63.10
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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Effective Police Supervision
by Larry S. Miller
- List rank#9
- Price$59.39
- Rating4.1
- Reviews111
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Effective Police Supervision Study Guide
by Chris Rush Burkey
- List rank#10
- Price$47.98
- Rating4.4
- Reviews57
FAQ
Is Criminology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 28 reviews and sells for $52.36.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criminology?
The median best seller has 28 reviews, and 79% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criminology best sellers cost?
The median price is $52.36; half of the best sellers are priced between $37.75 and $79.94.
Can new books break into Criminology?
2% 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.