Crime's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Crime? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Crime titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2018 25 great titles Best: The Rookie
  2. #2 2017 25 great titles Best: Riverdale
  3. #3 2021 25 great titles Best: Vincenzo
  4. #4 2022 25 great titles Best: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
  5. #5 2019 25 great titles Best: BEASTARS
  6. #6 2013 25 great titles Best: Peaky Blinders
  7. #7 2023 25 great titles Best: Bloodhounds
  8. #8 2014 25 great titles Best: Chicago P.D.
  9. #9 2025 25 great titles Best: Dexter: Resurrection
  10. #10 2015 25 great titles Best: Better Call Saul
  11. #11 2016 25 great titles Best: Lucifer
  12. #12 2020 25 great titles Best: Flower of Evil
  13. #13 2010 25 great titles Best: Sherlock
  14. #14 2008 25 great titles Best: Breaking Bad
  15. #15 2024 25 great titles Best: The Penguin
  16. #16 2002 25 great titles Best: The Wire
  17. #17 2007 25 great titles Best: Elite Squad
  18. #18 2011 25 great titles Best: Person of Interest
  19. #19 2026 25 great titles Best: Spider-Noir
  20. #20 2005 25 great titles Best: Criminal Minds
  21. #21 2009 25 great titles Best: White Collar
  22. #22 2004 25 great titles Best: Monster
  23. #23 2012 25 great titles Best: Brazil Avenue
  24. #24 2006 25 great titles Best: The Departed
  25. #25 1999 25 great titles Best: The Sopranos
  26. #26 2003 25 great titles Best: Memories of Murder
  27. #27 1993 25 great titles Best: The X-Files
  28. #28 1996 25 great titles Best: Trainspotting
  29. #29 1995 25 great titles Best: Se7en
  30. #30 1997 25 great titles Best: Oz
  31. #31 2000 25 great titles Best: Requiem for a Dream
  32. #32 1991 25 great titles Best: The Silence of the Lambs
  33. #33 1988 25 great titles Best: Mississippi Burning
  34. #34 1994 25 great titles Best: The Shawshank Redemption
  35. #35 1998 25 great titles Best: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  36. #36 2001 25 great titles Best: 24
  37. #37 1990 25 great titles Best: GoodFellas
  38. #38 1971 25 great titles Best: A Clockwork Orange
  39. #39 1992 25 great titles Best: Reservoir Dogs
  40. #40 1989 25 great titles Best: Agatha Christie's Poirot