Best Crime TV Shows

1

Breaking Bad

Crime • Drama 2008–2013 · ~62 hrs

4.3 ★★★★★

2

The Sopranos

Crime • Drama 1999–2007 · ~83.1 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

3

Peaky Blinders

Crime • Drama 2013–present · ~30.5 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

4

The Wire

Crime • Drama 2002–2008 · ~60 hrs

4.2 ★★★★★

5

Person of Interest

Crime • Sci-Fi 2011–2016 · ~103 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

6

Better Call Saul

Crime • Drama 2015–2022 · ~67.2 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

7

Fargo

Crime • Drama 2014–2024 · ~57 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

8

Sherlock

Crime • Drama 2010–2017 · ~18 hrs

4.2 ★★★★★

9

Dexter

Crime • Drama 2006–2013 · ~96 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

10

Banshee

Crime • Drama 2013–2016 · ~38 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

11

The Rookie

Crime • Drama 2018–present · ~144 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

12

MobLand

Crime • Drama 2025–present · ~15.3 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

13

The Mentalist

Crime • Drama 2008–2015 · ~151 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

14

The Lincoln Lawyer

Crime • Drama 2022–present · ~33.3 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

15

Justified

Crime • Drama 2010–2015 · ~78 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

16

Deadwood

Crime • Drama 2004–2006 · ~36 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

17

MINDHUNTER

Crime • Drama 2017–2019 · ~17.1 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

18

Dexter: Resurrection

Crime • Drama 2025–present · ~8.5 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

19

Veronica Mars

Crime • Drama 2004–2019 · ~72 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

20

True Detective

Crime • Drama 2014–present · ~31.5 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

21

Oz

Crime • Drama 1997–2003 · ~56 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

22

Marvel’s Daredevil

Crime • Drama 2015–2018 · ~35.8 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

23

The Gentlemen

Crime • Comedy 2024–present · ~14.1 hrs

3.8 ★★★★★

24

Criminal Minds

Crime • Drama 2005–present · ~357.9 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

25

Line of Duty

Crime • Drama 2012–present · ~37.2 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

26

Marvel’s The Punisher

Crime • Drama 2017–2019 · ~23.4 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

27

Broadchurch

Crime • Drama 2013–2017 · ~24 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

28

Suits

Crime • Drama 2011–2019 · ~134 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

29

Ozark

Crime • Drama 2017–2022 · ~44.7 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

30

Sons of Anarchy

Crime • Drama 2008–2014 · ~92 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

31

Bosch

Crime • Drama 2015–2021 · ~58.9 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

32

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Crime • Drama 1999–present · ~594 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

33

Boardwalk Empire

Crime • Drama 2010–2014 · ~56 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

34

Lucifer

Crime • Drama 2016–2021 · ~89.9 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

35

NCIS

Crime • Drama 2003–present · ~507 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

36

The Blacklist

Crime • Drama 2013–2023 · ~218 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

37

Bones

Crime • Drama 2005–2017 · ~246 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

38

The Shield

Crime • Drama 2002–2008 · ~89.5 hrs

4.1 ★★★★★

39

Dept. Q

Crime • Drama 2025–present · ~8.3 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

40

Narcos

Crime • Drama 2015–2017 · ~26 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

41

Grimm

Crime • Drama 2011–2017 · ~123 hrs

4.0 ★★★★★

42

Castle

Crime • Drama 2009–2016 · ~173 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

43

Prison Break

Crime • Drama 2005–2017 · ~88 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

44

Adolescence

Crime • Drama 2025 · ~3.8 hrs

3.8 ★★★★★

45

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Comedy • Crime 2013–2021 · ~76.5 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

46

Mr. Mercedes

Crime • Drama 2017–2019 · ~29.5 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

47

Hannibal

Crime • Drama 2013–2015 · ~39 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

48

High Potential

Crime • Drama 2024–present · ~31 hrs

3.7 ★★★★★

49

Mr Inbetween

Crime • Drama 2018–2021 · ~13.9 hrs

3.9 ★★★★★

50

Absentia

Crime • Drama 2017–2020 · ~27 hrs

3.8 ★★★★★