Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Crime film Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Crime film in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Crime film has an estimated audience of 1,587,707 people in Germany.

#26among Movie genre in Germany#2318among Topic in Germany#388in Movies & TV

The average Crime film fan in Germany is 36.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top brand affinities include Oblivion (2013 film), Person of Interest (TV series), Alexander Skarsgård, with strongest over-indexing on Oblivion (2013 film) (20× the country average).

Demographically, the Crime film audience skews balanced with an average age of 36.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Need for Security.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Crime film fan in Germany is balanced, around 36.6 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Oblivion (2013 film).

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Crime film profile in Germany.

Audience size
1.6M
in Germany
Gender
47.4%♀
52.6% male
Age
36.6
average years
Country rank
#4235
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Crime film fans

47.4% are female, 52.6% are male, average age 36.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

47.4%
Female
52.6%
Male
Demographic split for Crime film audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female47.4%
Male52.6%
Average age36.6
Estimated audience size1,587,707
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.6
average years
Age distribution of the Crime film audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1925%
20-2921%
30-3921%
40-4920%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.3%

of the worldwide Crime film audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Crime film
CountryShare
United States29.3%
United Kingdom5.0%
Italy4.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Crime film audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Crime film fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bremen~20K1.46×
02Saarland~20K1.27×
03Thüringen~50K1.18×
04Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~30K1.10×
05Sachsen-Anhalt~40K1.03×
06Brandenburg~50K0.96×
07Schleswig-Holstein~50K0.91×
08Hamburg~30K0.91×
09Sachsen~70K0.90×
10Rheinland-Pfalz~70K0.89×
11Berlin~60K0.85×
12Niedersachsen~100K0.84×
13Hessen~100K0.82×
14Bayern~200K0.79×
15Baden-Württemberg~200K0.74×
16Nordrhein-Westfalen~300K0.73×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Crime film, Germany
0.73×1.00×1.46×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Crime film audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Crime film audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Gangs of New YorkMovies & TV30.56×
02Alexander SkarsgårdMovies & TV22.75×
03Oblivion (2013 film)Movies & TV20.00×
04Person of Interest (TV series)Movies & TV20.00×
05ALF (TV series)Movies & TV20.00×
06Elementary (TV series)Movies & TV20.00×
07James MarsdenMovies & TV20.00×
08Mark HarmonMovies & TV20.00×
09The DepartedMovies & TV20.00×
10The Man in the High Castle (TV series)Movies & TV20.00×
11The TudorsMovies & TV20.00×
12ColumboMovies & TV19.38×
13Amy AdamsMovies & TV19.22×
14SpaceballsMovies & TV19.15×
15New AmsterdamMovies & TV17.56×
16Fargo (film)Movies & TV17.05×
17Ghostbusters (franchise)Movies & TV15.51×
18Eyes Wide ShutMovies & TV12.46×
19Ethan HawkeMovies & TV10.93×
20TagesschauMovies & TV2.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Crime film audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Crime film audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.83×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.59×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.51×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Crime film audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER0.66×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.73×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.73×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Crime film have in Germany?

Crime film has an estimated audience of 1,587,707 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Crime film fans?

47.4% of Crime film fans are female, 52.6% are male, with an average age of 36.6 years.

03

Which brands do Crime film fans like most?

Crime film fans show strongest brand affinity for Oblivion (2013 film) (20×), Person of Interest (TV series) (20×), and Alexander Skarsgård (22.75×) over the country average.

04

Where do Crime film fans live in Germany?

Crime film fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~300K), Bayern (reach ~200K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Crime film fans also like?

Beyond Crime film itself, the audience over-indexes on Person of Interest (TV series) (20×), Alexander Skarsgård (22.75×), Gangs of New York (30.56×), and ALF (TV series) (20×) compared to the Germany average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for Crime film. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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