Curated by SceneIt · United States
Discover popular and highly rated crime TV shows. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2016 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 560 votes
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 2,243 votes
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,261 votes
El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 772 votes
Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 201 votes
Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 521 votes
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 174 votes
Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 121 votes
Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 210 votes
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 940 votes
He's everyone's favorite action hero... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 743 votes
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 503 votes
The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 127 votes
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 3,374 votes
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 450 votes
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 884 votes
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,087 votes
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 790 votes
Los Angeles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 5,470 votes
A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 145 votes
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.