Rolling Stone: Violator
- Chuck Eddy's review: "Depeche Mode has got a way with cute little mechanized blips, and the train whistles and raga rhythms and air-traffic-control signals put monotony on hold." 2 stars.
- http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=43572&cf=82

CMJ: Violator
- CMJ review: "Violator is a disturbing album of uncertain happiness and certain gloom."
- http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=21943

AMG All Music Guide: Violator
- Ned Raggett's review: "Goth without ever being stupidly hammy, synth without sounding like the clinical stereotype of synth music, rock without ever sounding like a "rock" band, Depeche here reached astounding heights indeed." 4.5 star
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Av2jx7i6jg78r