The WORST episodes of Cops

Every episode of Cops ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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: 5/31/2024Network: Fox NationStatus: Continuing
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Fort Myers, FL 3
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#1 - Fort Myers, FL 3

Season 9 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/21/1997

Elderly man allegedly fires a gun in his Fort Myers, Fla., apartment; spray-paint vandals are rescued from a water tower.

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#2 - Miami, FL 11

Season 9 - Episode 37 - Aired 8/31/1996

Miami, FL 11 (11:10 PM Suspicious Vehicle) Central District - Officer Jorge Castello grew up in some of the neighborhoods he patrols and it is interesting to see how people he knew have grown up. Some are good. He pursues a driver who ignored instructions to pull off the road. With some help from an anti-theft tracking device. Miami Police Sergeant Casiano aids in the arrest of a car thief. Miami Police Officer Grant questions a woman whose boyfriend shot himself in the head. #901. 8/31/96

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#3 - Best of Cops 4

Season 7 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/1/1995

(Pomona, CA - 9:15 PM Shooting Call) Sgt. Joe Waltman races to the scene of a black woman with one kidney gets shot in a drive by and cops go to the apartment and lead the six kids out that are inside. Suspects confronted the people, left and returned and shot the three adults. Ronald is still in bed. The mother is hit in the leg. They all ran inside and the blood is everywhere in pools. New York City, NY (9:02 PM Rescue Call) A call for a man in the water. There is a chopper to light him up. Cops go in the river and pull him out. He swam out 175 feet and said he was looking for oil and didn't want to come out. (10:33 PM Assistance Call) Jimmy is impaled by a wrench that fell four stories from a crane and into his back. They cut it off and move him out in case the crane falls since it is now loose. Jimmy tells cops not to tow his car away. Fort Worth, TX (9:45 PM Domestic Disturbance) Officer C.C. Ryder responds to a man wearing only shorts on a pay phone. He runs away from the camera and has broken glass on him. His wife is across the street at home. She goes to the wife who is crying with two small kids. There is broken plates and glass all over. He was drunk and out all day and hit her. She doesn't work because she just had a third kid and says she isn't scared of him and is fixin to leave anyway. #S901. 6/95

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#4 - Los Angeles, CA 30

Season 7 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/15/1995

8:40 PM (Assistance Call) convenience store robbery; domestic disturbance; stolen car. #732. 7/15/95

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#5 - Kansas City 15

Season 7 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/22/1995

In Kansas City, Mo., officers respond to a call reporting gunfire; diffuse an alleged dispute; arrest a suspect locked inside a car; assist an alleged assault victim.

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#6 - Miami, FL 19

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1996

A sting operation targets suspects allegedly dealing in rock cocaine; officer arrests a suspect accused of threatening an ex-lover.

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#7 - Las Vegas, NV 26

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1997

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#8 - Las Vegas, NV 25

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1997

Pregnant with triplets, a woman allegedly stabs a man during a dispute; alleged girlfriend attacker is sought.

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#9 - Kansas City 18

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1997

Police investigate a drive-by shooting that hospitalized a 12-year-old boy; a landlord-tenant dispute.

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#10 - 735 COPS - New York, NY

Season 7 - Episode 44 - Aired 11/5/1994

From the Big Apple, police rush when they get an officer down call. Officers pursue a drug suspect. Police are called to the scene of an attempted suicide.

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#11 - Fort Myers, FL 2

Season 9 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/26/1997

A Fort Myers, Fla., infant has breathing difficulties; alleged shoplifters caught on tape; restaurant patrons allegedly refuse to pay.

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#12 - Fresno, CA 1

Season 9 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/1997

Fresno, Calif.: K-9 unit catches suspect; armed man; truck accident; trespassing.

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#13 - Buffalo, NY 6

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/13/1996

Officers in Buffalo, N.Y., interview witnesses to a fight; a young man claims his stepfather threatened him with a gun.

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#14 - Coast to Coast 90

Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2005

Police are dispatched to a fast-food restaurant where a disturbed man has reportedly threatened a customer.

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#15 - Pierce County, WA 13

Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/1997

In the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington area, a driver ignores an officer's order to pull over, a mother & daughter have a dispute, a restraining order is violated and a lottery ticket is reported stolen.

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#16 - Los Angeles, CA 28

Season 7 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/20/1995

In Los Angeles, officers make drug arrests, get called on a restraining-order violation and investigate a traffic infraction.

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#17 - Kansas City 12

Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/18/1995

In Kansas City, a suspect runs from police, officers are called to a trailer-park brawl and a domestic dispute.

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#18 - COPS - Mardi Gra 2004 PT 2

Season 17 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/15/2004

More craziness from Mardi Gra 2004 in New Orleans. Stories during this episode mostly center around arrests involving drunken fights, groping of females and indecent exposure.

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#19 - COPS - Los Angeles, CA

Season 7 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/30/1995

In Los Angeles, California, officers make drug arrests, get called on a restraining-order violation and investigate a traffic infraction.

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#20 - COPS - Los Angeles, CA

Season 7 - Episode 42 - Aired 5/21/1994

COPS from Los Angeles, California. Stories include a struggle between police and a man leave the suspect shot by his own gun, and officers have to deal with a nude suspect.

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#21 - Las Vegas, NV #15

Season 7 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/22/1995

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#22 - Los Angeles, CA #30

Season 7 - Episode 40 - Aired 7/15/1995

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#23 - Las Vegas, NV #14

Season 7 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/8/1995

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#24 - Orange County, CA #3

Season 8 - Episode 43 - Aired 7/13/1996

A Santa Ana, Calif., team attempts to flush out a suspected carjacker; a suspect allegedly hides behind a bookcase.

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#25 - Orange County, CA #2

Season 8 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/6/1996

The arrest of alleged drug dealers operating from a Garden Grove, Calif., shopping mall; a couple is accused of assaulting a man.