Everything Crime. Reddit's forum for discussion of all aspects of actual crimes, the victims 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. Founded 2015 · 1.3M members
1.3M members. The best post we have captured here reached
33.3K upvotes, which works out to
25 per 1,000 members.
The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.
Answered from the posts ViralHunt holds from this community, not from Reddit's own about page.
What is r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
r/TrueCrimeDiscussion ("Everything Crime") describes itself this way: Reddit's forum for discussion of all aspects of actual crimes, the victims 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. It was founded in 2015 and has 1.3M members.
How many members does r/TrueCrimeDiscussion have?
r/TrueCrimeDiscussion has about 1.3M members. ViralHunt has tracked 490 of its posts; the biggest reached 33.3K upvotes, which is 25 per 1,000 members.
What is the most viral post on r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
"The parents of Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg, who was found dead in 2011 with 20 stab wounds in what was deemed a suicide, have won t" reached 33.3K upvotes and 286 comments in 2024, the highest score among the posts we hold from r/TrueCrimeDiscussion.
What subreddits are similar to r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
Communities of a comparable size we track: r/StarWarsBattlefront, r/illinois, r/alberta, r/massachusetts, r/goodnews, r/AnarchyChess.
What kind of posts do best on r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
Of the posts we hold, 30% are image posts and 25% are text posts.
When is the best time to post on r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
Across 490 timestamped posts we hold, the slots whose posts averaged the highest score are Monday at 00:00 UTC (11.8K avg upvotes), Tuesday at 16:00 UTC (10.2K avg upvotes), Monday at 14:00 UTC (5.4K avg upvotes). The busiest day is Wednesday. For Reddit as a whole, see the best time to post on Reddit page.
How many upvotes does a post need to reach the top of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion?
The 20th-best post we hold from r/TrueCrimeDiscussion has 8.4K upvotes, so that is roughly the bar for the top twenty. We captured 67 posts from it in the last 30 days.
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Every figure here is what ViralHunt has captured from r/TrueCrimeDiscussion, not everything the
community has ever posted. We deliberately do not publish an average score: our sample is
weighted toward a community's best posts, so an average would be flattering and wrong.
Peak per 1,000 members is computed the same way for every community listed.
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