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21. Chicago PD
(8/10 stars)Detective Sergeant Hank Voight and his elite Intelligence Unit at the Chicago Police Department combat atrocious offences and bring criminals to justice. more about Chicago PD
Top 40 Crime TV Shows on Netflix 2026
Discover the best Crime TV Shows on Netflix, ranked by real community votes. Netflix has one of the strongest crime catalogues – from true crime formats to complex investigator-driven stories.
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Rankings are based on real user ratings. The more votes a show receives, the more stable its chart position. When you rate shows yourself, your personal recommendations improve too.
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Series Charts: Top 40
(8/10 stars)22. Mord mit Aussicht
(8/10 stars)Sophie Haas had actually been looking forward to finally being promoted to head of Cologne's homicide squad. But instead, she is unexpectedly transferred to the fictitious provincial town of Hengasch, where murder and manslaughter are nowhere in sight. At least that's how it seems at first glance. H... more about Mord mit Aussicht
23. The Rookie
(9/10 stars)Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being a Los Angeles police officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t k... more about The Rookie
24. Money Heist
(9/10 stars)Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan. more about Money Heist
25. Dark (2017)
(8/10 stars)A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations. more about Dark (2017)
26. The Sinner
(9/10 stars)In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons. more about The Sinner
27. American Vandal
(8/10 stars)A high school is rocked by an act of vandalism, but the top suspect pleads innocence and finds an ally in a filmmaker. A satirical true crime mystery. more about American Vandal
28. Animal Kingdom (2016)
(9/10 stars)When a teenager moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of an overdose, he's quickly pulled into the family's life of excess and soon discovers that it's all being funded by criminal activities. more about Animal Kingdom (2016)
29. Safe (2018)
(9/10 stars)Tom is a pediatric surgeon and single dad whose life seems to be going well – until a murder and a disappearance bring buried secrets to the surface. more about Safe (2018)
30. Narcos: Mexico
(9/10 stars)A chronicle of the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s and the true story of the Guadalajara cartel's ascent. more about Narcos: Mexico
31. Alias Grace
(10/10 stars)In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity. more about Alias Grace
32. Aquarius (2015)
(9/10 stars)A gritty 1960s cop drama about LAPD detective Sam Hodiak and his trainee, who must deal with gangs, brutal crimes, changing times, family crises and unhinged manipulative small-time crook Charles Manson, who's slowly building his cult. more about Aquarius (2015)
33. You (2018)
(10/10 stars)A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by. more about You (2018)
34. Elite (2018)
(8/10 stars)When three working-class teenagers begin attending an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder. more about Elite (2018)
35. Trailer Park Boys
(9/10 stars)Follow the antics and misadventures of three longtime pals and petty serial criminals Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles who run scams, mad capers, and get-rich-quick schemes (with plenty of screw-ups along the way) from their Nova Scotia trailer park. Either they'll get rich...or you'll die laughing. more about Trailer Park Boys
36. Mindhunter
(8/10 stars)In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters. more about Mindhunter
37. Bodyguard (2018)
(8/10 stars)A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot. more about Bodyguard (2018)
38. Marcella
(9/10 stars)Former detective Marcella Backland is devastated when her husband leaves her and their two children. He is a legal adviser to DTG construction, property developers, effectively controlled by the Gibson family. When she is visited by a senior detective on the murder squad for information regarding an... more about Marcella
39. Ozark
(9/10 stars)A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss. more about Ozark
40. Absentia
(9/10 stars)While hunting one of Boston's most notorious serial killers, an FBI agent disappears without a trace and is declared dead. Six years later, she is found in a cabin in the woods, barely alive and with no memory of the years she was missing. Returning home to learn her husband has remarried and her so... more about Absentia
Why these charts are worth it
Crime is the broadest genre in television. The label covers procedurals with standalone cases per episode, serialised investigator stories across full seasons, true crime adaptations of real cases, gangster series, neo-noir productions and psychological perpetrator portraits – formats that differ fundamentally in pace, tone and perspective. What they share is crime as a central motif, but not necessarily its resolution.
The community ratings help filter out the series that work beyond their premise. Series that consistently rank near the top tend to share one quality: they show the crime from multiple perspectives at once – perpetrator, investigator, victim, system – and ask questions without easy answers. Use the runtime filter to find crime series with shorter episodes that are well suited for binge-watching.
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If you like crime TV shows, you may also enjoy thriller TV shows or mystery TV shows, since they often combine investigations, suspense and unexpected twists.
FAQ
What are the best Crime TV Shows?
The top Crime TV Shows are ranked by real community votes. The more ratings a show has, the more stable its position.
Where can I stream Crime TV Shows?
Use the streaming filter to see which Crime TV Shows are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max and more.
How are the Crime TV Shows rankings created?
Rankings are based on real user ratings. The more votes a series receives, the more stable its chart position.
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