The report includes data from online interviews of 3,148 U.S. individuals age 13 and older and in-depth interviews with True Crime consumers were conducted with podcast listeners and podcast non-listeners. Among the findings: 84% of the U.S. population age 13+ watch or listen to True Crime through any medium – television, YouTube, social media, or podcasting; an estimated 230 million consumers. Forty-two percent of the U.S. population age 13+ are True Crime podcast listeners, an estimated 119 million Americans. Fifty-seven percent of True Crime podcast listeners think True Crime stories are fascinating, 50% like to participate in solving the mystery, and 50% say they like the suspense/thrill of True Crime. Among U.S. weekly podcast listeners age 13+, 22% listen to True Crime podcasts, making it the third most listened-to genre in podcasting. Eighty-nine percent  of U.S. Weekly Podcast Listeners age 13+ have ever binged True Crime podcasts.