| 100% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Rough __, 2023 Belgian crime drama on Netflix |
| 53% | SHE | 3 | Crime drama series on Netflix |
| 44% | MONEY | 5 | "___ Heist," Spanish heist crime drama television series on Netflix which popularised the song "Bella Ciao" |
| 42% | COBRA | 5 | “___ Kai” (martial arts comedy drama on Netflix) |
| 42% | GAME | 4 | "Squid ___" (Korean drama on Netflix) |
| 42% | TRUE | 4 | ___ Detective, crime drama on TV |
| 37% | OZARK | 5 | Netflix crime drama starring Jason Bateman |
| 37% | NARCOS | 6 | Netflix crime drama starring Pedro Pascal |
| 37% | OZARK | 5 | Netflix crime drama starring Laura Linney |
| 37% | OZARK | 5 | Netflix crime drama set in Missouri |
| 37% | SHADESOFBLUE | 12 | NBC crime drama on which 17-Across played cop Tess Nazario: 3 wds. |
| 36% | GODFATHER | 9 | The __, crime drama based on Mario Puzo's novel |
| 36% | FBI | 3 | CBS crime drama that premiered on September 25, 2018 |
| 36% | OZARK | 5 | Netflix crime drama set in the Midwest |
| 36% | LONGMIRE | 8 | A&E western crime drama that later moved to Netflix |
| 36% | HINDI | 5 | Like some of the dialogue on Netflix's "Delhi Crime" |
| 36% | OZARK | 5 | Netflix crime drama set in the Missouri mountains |
| 35% | SONSOFANARCHY | 13 | FX crime drama on which 17-Across played Jax's ex-wife Wendy Case: 3 wds. |
| 35% | DOCTORCHA | 9 | Netflix 2023 Korean medical drama |
| 34% | PETE | 4 | "Sneaky ___" (crime drama on Amazon) |
| 34% | THEDEPARTED | 11 | Leonardo DiCaprio crime drama based on a Hong Kong film (2 wds.) |
| 34% | OZARK | 5 | Netflix crime drama set in a small town in Missouri |
| 34% | CSI | 3 | "___: Las Vegas" (crime drama on CBS) |
| 34% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | AMC crime drama (2008-2013) with a new Netflix sequel film: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OUTSIDER | 8 | "The ___," 2020 psychological crime drama TV series based on Stephen King's eponymous novel |
| 32% | SHADOWANDBONE | 13 | Netflix teen drama based on a fantasy trilogy by Leigh Bardugo (3 wds.) |
| 32% | THEHOUSE | 8 | Japanese drama series on Netflix, Burn __ Down |
| 31% | PAINHUSTLERS | 12 | Netflix crime drama about the pharmaceutical industry starring Emily Blunt and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CLUB | 4 | "The Cotton ___," 1984 crime drama film by Francis Ford Coppola based on the eponymous novel by James Haskins |