The BEST episodes of Cops

Every episode of Cops ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cops!

COPS is one of the first (and only) true and UNSCRIPTED reality shows, it follows the activities of police officers by embedding camera crews with police units. The show’s formula follows the Cinéma vérité convention, with no narration or scripted dialog, depending entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact. COPS has followed officers in 140 different cities in the United States and also has been shot in Hong Kong, London, and the former Soviet Union. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes in length and typically consists of three segments, with each segment being one or two self-contained police incidents.

Last Updated: 1/4/2025Network: Fox NationStatus: Continuing
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#1 - COPS - Nashville, TN

Season 6 - Episode 47 - Aired 8/14/1993

In Nashville, Tennessee, female officers pose as prostitutes, and a suspect is found sleeping in a stolen van.

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New York City 3
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#2 - New York City 3

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/5/1994

New York police respond to an "officer down" call and then pursue a drug suspect; officers deal with a man contemplating suicide.

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New York City 4
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#3 - New York City 4

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/12/1994

New York police search a market basement where several suspects allegedly possess drugs; thieves use bicycles.

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Tampa, FL 5
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#4 - Tampa, FL 5

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/1995

Tampa, FL - Deputy Mike Fields and Deputy Mike Russell respond to an assault call with a belligerent woman who disobeys commands and drives away. Deputy Dexter Cross gets a complaint from a Walgreens store about three intoxicated men. Deputy Don Morris checks a parked car near a closed business and finds two men sitting inside. When the passenger is searched the driver runs away.

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Virginia Beach, Virginia 1
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#5 - Virginia Beach, Virginia 1

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1998

Officers break up a fight between two women; handle a large snake on a scared woman's front porch; and sort out a domestic dispute.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico 19
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#6 - Albuquerque, New Mexico 19

Season 12 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/15/2000

Undercover officers follow an alleged prostitute back to her motel room; police handcuff an unruly suspect.

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Providence, RI/Boston, MA 1
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#7 - Providence, RI/Boston, MA 1

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1996

Two Boston women claim a neighborhood teenager stole their lawn furniture; an officer arrests a suspected car burglar.

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Los Angeles, CA 27
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#8 - Los Angeles, CA 27

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/21/1995

An alleged drug dealer trafficking on his bicycle; a recreational vehicle catches on fire; a liquor store shooting.

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#9 - Denver, CO 9

Season 5 - Episode 49 - Aired 4/10/1993

8:33 PM Disturbance Call 3 Guys in a room. Officers recover a stolen wallet; arrest two domestic violence suspects; assist and elderly man who's complaining about his neighbors CP-516 4/10/1993

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#10 - United States Special 1

Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/29/1993

An officer responding to a call of a suicidal man recognizes the suspect; a detective is injured during a drug sweep.

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#11 - COPS - Nashville, TN

Season 6 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/21/1993

COPS in ""Music City"". Stories include an armed robbery suspect becomes violent, and a baby is involved in a domestic dispute.

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#12 - COPS - Nashville, TN

Season 6 - Episode 49 - Aired 9/25/1993

From Nashville, Tennessee, stories include a man who claimed his stepson stole his truck, and a man cut himself during a seizure.

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#13 - COPS - El Paso, TX

Season 6 - Episode 50 - Aired 12/18/1993

COPS in El Paso, Texas. Officers get called to a drunken brawl, police conduct a drug raid on a van, and a pedestrian accident is investigated.

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#14 - COPS - El Paso, TX

Season 6 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/5/1994

From El Paso, Texas, police investigate a pharmacy burglary, officers are called to a neighbor dispute, and a landlord and tenant are involved in a fight.

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#15 - COPS - Cleveland, OH

Season 6 - Episode 52 - Aired 12/4/1993

From Cleveland, Ohio. Police investigate allegedly stolen vehicles, officers are called to a gang fight and a bar disturbance.

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#16 - COPS - Indianapolis, IN

Season 6 - Episode 53 - Aired 5/7/1994

From Indianapolis, Indiana. Police capture of an alleged car thief, and a badly injured suspect refuses treatment.

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#17 - Las Vegas, NV 29

Season 10 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1998

From Las Vegas, Nevada. Police get called to a domestic dispute, a security guard gets caught with drug paraphernalia and a vehicle search yields a loaded gun.

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#18 - Fort Worth, TX 10

Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/15/1993

Fort Worth, Texas, officers arrest an aggressive suspect and a man with a gun; pursuit of a burglary suspect.

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#19 - San Bernardino, CA 1

Season 5 - Episode 44 - Aired 7/10/1993

Deputies respond when a man threatens to blow up a mobile home; a domestic dispute escalates and an officer is assaulted.

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Indianapolis, IN 6
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#20 - Indianapolis, IN 6

Season 6 - Episode 46 - Aired 9/24/1994

Suspect in motorcycle traffic stop tries to ditch his marijuana during a pat down. Police find a drunk man hitting his girlfriend on a 911 domestic disturbance call. Stabbing call with several stories of how it happened.

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#21 - Pittsburgh, PA 2

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/9/1991

An officer answers a domestic violence call; homicide detectives investigate a murder.

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#22 - Tucson, Arizona 2

Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/20/1991

A gunshot victim helps search for suspects; officer rescues a baby from a deranged father; a witness traps a burglary suspect.

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#23 - Riverside County, CA 1

Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/27/1991

A search of a methamphetamine lab yields drugs, weapons, equipment and suspects.

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#24 - Memphis, TN 5

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/15/1992

(12:52 AM Street Patrol) Officer Gene Hulley has been there 3 years. It's all he ever wanted to do, all he could think about doing in high school, can't imagine doing anything else. He's got a seat on the front row of life and is enjoying it. His family thinks he's crazy for doing it, knows he could get shot, but most families are like that. officer's wife barricades herself in bathroom against intruder.

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#25 - Memphis, TN 6

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/30/1992

(9:11 PM Shooting Call) Officer Gene Hulley says they need clothes for the dirty patients who come in to the hospital and to donate any sex or size. His partner is C.D. Hawkins. A black drug dealer goes to a house to collect money a woman owes him and when she doesn't haven't he shoots her in the ass. They go looking for him and find he has shot another woman. Her sister is in the yard screaming she saw him shoot her sister. domestic disturbance; child endangerment.

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