About r/TrueCrimeDiscussion
In its own words:
Reddit's open forum for discussion of all aspects of actual crimes and their legal processes. Unlike some subs, our community allows videos or links to kick off discussion. Be kind to others and enjoy the true crime conversations.
Community guide
r/TrueCrimeDiscussion (#794, about 1.3 million subscribers) — Reddit's open forum for discussion of all aspects of actual crimes and their legal processes. Unlike some subs, our community allows videos or links to kick off discussion. Be kind to others and enjoy the true crime… A recent sample averaged 21 posts a day (~50% text, ~21% image, ~12% video). Its public rules include: Be Respectful.; No Low Effort Posts & Comments.; Topics Must Fit. No Reposts.; Reddit Content Policy. No Hate Allowed.; No Promotion or Surveys.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add real context. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting. Common flairs include: Text, i.redd.it, reddit.com, v.redd.it.
The community was created on Jun 29, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,051 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 6 communities on our true crime list it is number 2 by size. It sits just behind r/Shitty_Car_Mods (#793) and ahead of r/HonkaiStarRail (#795) in our ranking.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/TrueCrimeDiscussion grew from 1,338,548 to 1,347,514 subscribers (+9K, +0.67%). That is about 176 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/TrueCrimeDiscussion this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 9, 2026).
- 10-year-old Malaysia Alford's body has been found in the trunk of a car in South Jerseyu/spooky_goose98 · Nov 6 · link
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without paroleu/SaltPsychological780 · Nov 5 · link
- Jury deliberations begin in Matthew Farwell trial in death of Sandra Birchmoreu/Morgenstern96 · Nov 6 · link
- Melody Wolf vanished from San Manuel, Arizona in October 1989 under questionable circumstancesu/SafePoint1282 · Nov 6 · gallery
- Will we ever truly know the true extent of Jimmy Savile’s crimes?u/JessicaTheApostate · Nov 7 · text post
- Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley captured in Kansas Cityu/MortgageSwimming1983 · Nov 4 · link
- Dateline vs 48 hoursu/louisfemme · Nov 8 · text post
- FIJI: A security guard discovered the body of a foreign hotel owner in the back of his own van having been parked their for two days with flies swarming the vehicle. After avoiding two prior attempts…u/moondog151 · Nov 6 · text post
- Authors similar to Ann Ruleu/suzylovesvanilla · Nov 5 · text post
- Rite Aid's CEO went to prison for faking profits, and the company never really recovered. A write-up from the court filingsu/Code_Red21 · Nov 5 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion, from 2020 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Corinna Smith poured boiling water mixed with sugar on her husband whilst he slept, killing him. Corinna said that she found out he had been sexually abusing their children.u/cherrymachete · Nov 28, 2023 · image
- Pretty accurateu/Hippolover99 · Feb 22, 2021 · image
- And they never found her head... anyway, you won't believe how delicious these meals are!u/Hysterymystery · Mar 22, 2021 · image
- The juice has spokenu/Hysterymystery · Oct 6, 2020 · image
- Damn this serial killer is sneakyu/quinntronix · Jun 29, 2021 · image
- 1yr-old Baby Boy Found Crawling Down Highway for Days by Trucker, His 4yr-old Brother Found Deadu/vulcanak · Jul 11, 2024 · link
- The 70's were crazyu/Hysterymystery · Jul 27, 2020 · image
- Mother's day saves livesu/Hysterymystery · May 1, 2021 · image
- On August 18th 2021, the dead bodies of married couple 24-year-old Kylen Schulte and 38-year-old Crystal Turner were found. They were shot to death whilst camping.u/cherrymachete · Jun 29, 2024 · image
- It's my own dang faultu/Hysterymystery · Nov 19, 2020 · image
What r/TrueCrimeDiscussion talks about
We read the titles of 126 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 7), the words that come up most are “true”, “crime”, “case”, “help” and “found”. Other frequent themes are death, abuse, wife, trial, sandra and remains. Recurring phrases include “true crime”, “matthew farwell”, “sandra birchmore” and “following serial”. By format, 56% are text posts, 14% are images and 11% are links.
Popular post flairs: Text (63), i.redd.it (14), reddit.com (8), youtu.be (5), v.redd.it (3), c.org (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/TrueCrimeDiscussion gets about 20 new posts a day. The public archive holds 67,378 posts and 1,669,605 comments in total, about 24.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (24 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (12). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 10:00 UTC.
Rules of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion
The moderators of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion list 7 rules. In short:
- Be Respectful.
- No Low Effort Posts & Comments.
- Topics Must Fit. No Reposts.
- Reddit Content Policy. No Hate Allowed.
- No Promotion or Surveys.
- No Soapboxing. No Politics.
- New Account / Low Karma.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/TrueCrimeDiscussion have?
r/TrueCrimeDiscussion has 1,347,514 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #794 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,966 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/TrueCrimeDiscussion created?
r/TrueCrimeDiscussion was created on Jun 29, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/TrueCrimeDiscussion still active?
Yes. r/TrueCrimeDiscussion gets about 20 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 67,378 posts and 1,669,605 comments. In a sample of 126 recent posts we counted 108 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
Based on post counts from Oct 31, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 10:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
The community describes itself as: “Reddit's open forum for discussion of all aspects of actual crimes and their legal processes. Unlike some subs, our community allows videos or links to kick off discussion. Be kind to others and enjoy the true crime con…” Recent post titles often mention true, crime, case, help and found. Most posts are text posts (56%).
Is r/TrueCrimeDiscussion SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/TrueCrimeDiscussion as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/TrueCrimeDiscussion accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Be Respectful.”; “No Low Effort Posts & Comments.”; “Topics Must Fit. No Reposts.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
Communities with similar topics include r/TrueCrime (3.4M) and r/iphone (4.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 9, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion.