| 100% | FATMAN | 6 | TV crime drama "Jake and the ___" |
| 66% | DEXTER | 6 | Crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic technician in the day and vigilante serial killer at night |
| 64% | CSI | 3 | TV crime drama with the theme song "Who Are You" |
| 61% | CUFFS | 5 | 2015 BBC TV crime drama series starring Amanda Abbington and Ashley Walters |
| 58% | NEWTRICKS | 9 | BBC TV drama-comedy series that ran from 2003-15 featuring the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service |
| 56% | PRISONBREAK | 11 | Crime drama starring Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller set in the Windy City (2 wds.) |
| 56% | CSI | 3 | Crime drama that was the #1 show of the 2002-2003 TV season |
| 55% | COPS | 4 | The —, 1998-2001 BBC TV drama starring Katy Cavanagh and John Henshaw |
| 55% | VET | 3 | The —, 1990s BBC TV drama series starring Suzanne Burden and Richard Hawley |
| 55% | PAINHUSTLERS | 12 | Netflix crime drama about the pharmaceutical industry starring Emily Blunt and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | CSI | 3 | TV crime drama series |
| 55% | CSI | 3 | TV crime drama franchise |
| 55% | NCIS | 4 | TV crime drama series |
| 53% | LENA | 4 | Stef and ___ Foster, fictional couple from the family drama TV series "The Fosters" |
| 53% | ADAM | 4 | Kristina and ___ Braverman, fictional couple from the family comedy drama TV series "Parenthood" |
| 52% | BETTER | 6 | "___ Call Saul," American crime drama TV series that is a spin-off, prequel, and sequel of "Breaking Bad" |
| 52% | PROCEDURAL | 10 | Many a TV crime drama |
| 51% | YARDS | 5 | The —, 2000 crime drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix |
| 51% | BARRY | 5 | Comedy crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a Marine-turned-hitman played by Bill Hader |
| 51% | MOD | 3 | "The ___ Squad," '70s crime drama TV series |
| 51% | RAINMAKER | 9 | The —, 1997 crime drama film starring Matt Damon and Danny DeVito |
| 51% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | AMC crime drama named best dramatic series of 2011, 2012, and 2013 by the Writers Guild of America: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BREAKING | 8 | __ Bad, TV crime drama starring Bryan Cranston |
| 50% | NAIL | 4 | Jimmy —, singer and actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender |
| 50% | LOOKOUT | 7 | The —, 2007 crime drama film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels |
| 49% | BOYLE | 5 | Detective Charles ___, Jake Peralta's friend and self-proclaimed sidekick from the TV series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |
| 49% | ALMOSTFAMILY | 12 | Fox TV drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across based on the Australian series "Sisters" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BETTERCALLSAUL | 14 | Crime drama set in Arizona and Nebraska that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as the mother of a con man (3 wds.) |
| 49% | KITCHEN | 7 | "The ___," 2019 crime drama film starring Tiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy |