How to Say "crime story" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “crime story” is “policial” — B1 level.
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nounB1
genre of literature or film

Examples
¿Viste el nuevo policial que estrenaron en Netflix?
Did you see the new crime show/police drama they premiered on Netflix?
Me gusta leer un buen policial antes de dormir.
I like reading a good crime novel before sleeping.
Shortened Noun
This noun form is a shortened version of phrases like 'película policial' (police film) or 'novela policial' (police novel). You use 'el' because the word 'policial' takes the place of the implied masculine noun (like 'el filme').
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