Content & Trigger Warnings for Chicago P.D. (2014)

Racial dynamics between police and communities of color are depicted

Racial profiling and systemic racism within policing explored through case work

Racial tensions between the intelligence unit and communities they police become a major theme

Police-community racial dynamics explored with more nuance and tension

Systemic racism in policing explored through character conflicts and case work

Race relations between police and Black communities are confronted more directly

Racial dynamics in policing explored in the context of community relations

Systemic racism in policing becomes a central theme reflecting real-world events

Racial dynamics in law enforcement continue as a recurring theme

Racial dynamics and systemic issues within policing explored

Racial tensions and systemic bias in law enforcement explored

Racial dynamics in policing addressed in the final season

Stalking cases and characters being followed by antagonists occur periodically.

Cases involving murdered children occur across multiple seasons.

Characters cope with the cumulative emotional toll of their work

Characters process loss and the emotional weight of their profession

Characters deal with professional and personal loss

Cumulative emotional toll on characters from years of intense work

Characters reflect on loss and the toll of their careers as the series concludes

High-speed vehicle pursuits frequently result in crashes

Police vehicle chases and resulting crashes

High-speed pursuits and vehicle crashes in law enforcement operations

Vehicle pursuits and crashes during police operations

Vehicle pursuits leading to crashes during police operations

Vehicle pursuits and crashes in final season operations

Car chases and crashes during police pursuits are common action sequences.

Suspects and corrupt officials manipulate and deceive officers and victims.

Kidnapping and missing persons cases are regular storylines

Kidnapping cases feature in multiple episodes

Multiple kidnapping cases investigated throughout the season

Kidnapping scenarios continue as part of case investigations

Abduction and missing persons cases feature in season storylines

Kidnapping and abduction cases investigated

Kidnapping and hostage situations in case investigations

Kidnapping and abduction cases are investigated frequently across the series.

Crime scenes with substantial blood and evidence of violent death are shown regularly.

Cases involving adults preying on minors are investigated in certain episodes.

Human trafficking rings are investigated in multiple storylines.

Characters drink frequently, with some using alcohol to cope with the stress of the job.

Drug trade and drug use are central to most criminal investigations

Drug investigations continue with undercover operations into drug organizations

Major drug trafficking operations investigated with extensive drug depictions

Drug trade investigations remain central with undercover operations

Drug investigations continue with increased focus on the opioid crisis

Drug trafficking and the opioid crisis continue as major investigation themes

Drug-related crime investigations remain central

Drug-related crime remains a primary investigation focus

Major drug trafficking operations investigated

Drug trade investigations continue as a primary focus

Drug trafficking investigations drive major storylines

Drug-related investigations continue as a series staple

Drug dealing, drug use, and the impact of narcotics on communities are central themes.

Opioid overdose epidemic becomes a significant storyline

The opioid epidemic and overdose deaths become a major storyline

Overdose deaths continue as part of the drug crisis storylines

Drug overdose deaths investigated as part of ongoing drug cases

Overdose epidemic continues as a background to drug investigations

Drug overdose incidents continue as part of ongoing investigations

Drug overdose deaths remain part of the drug crisis storylines

Overdose incidents feature in drug-related investigations

Drug overdose incidents in the final season's cases

Cases involving harm to children investigated with disturbing evidence

Cases involving children in dangerous situations investigated

Cases involving child endangerment and abuse investigated

Cases involving harm to children investigated

Cases involving abused and exploited children are recurring storylines.

Domestic violence cases investigated with on-screen depictions

Domestic violence cases and their investigation remain recurring themes

Domestic violence cases continue as recurring investigations

Domestic violence remains a recurring case type

Domestic violence investigations and their emotional toll on officers

Domestic violence cases and their investigation continue

Domestic violence investigations continue as recurring cases

Domestic violence cases continue as investigations

Domestic violence remains a case type that appears regularly

Domestic violence cases investigated in multiple episodes

Domestic violence investigations continue

Domestic violence cases in the final season of investigations

Domestic violence cases and personal storylines involving abuse are featured throughout the series.

Crime scenes and violent confrontations show bloody injuries

More graphic crime scenes and violent confrontations

More graphic violence in crime scenes and confrontations

Bloody crime scenes and violent injuries depicted regularly

Crime scenes with bloody evidence and violent injuries

Graphic crime scenes and violent confrontation aftermath

Violent crime scenes with graphic evidence and injuries

Crime scenes with graphic injuries and evidence

Graphic crime scenes and violent confrontation injuries

Crime scene investigations with graphic evidence

Graphic crime scenes and injury depictions

Crime scenes and violent encounters with graphic content

Graphic crime scene imagery, gunshot wounds, stabbings, and bloody injuries shown regularly.

Frequent gunfights and shootouts as part of police operations

Continued frequent gun violence in police operations and criminal encounters

Gun violence escalates with more deadly confrontations between police and criminals

Ongoing gunfights and armed confrontations in police operations

Frequent armed confrontations between law enforcement and criminal organizations

Armed confrontations and shooting incidents in police work

Shooting incidents and armed standoffs continue as a staple of the show

Armed confrontations and shooting incidents in police operations

Continued gun violence in police operations and criminal encounters

Armed confrontations remain frequent in police operations

Continued gun violence in police confrontations and criminal encounters

Armed confrontations in the show's final season of cases

Constant gun violence including shootouts, police-involved shootings, and armed confrontations every episode.

The lead detective employs extreme and illegal interrogation methods including physical violence

The lead detective's brutal methods escalate with more extreme off-the-books violence

The unit's extrajudicial methods are explored in depth with the most extreme examples yet

Extrajudicial methods continue though with some internal pushback and consequences

The ethical line continues to be explored with consequences for brutal methods

The morality of aggressive policing methods remains a central tension

Aggressive policing methods and their consequences continue to be a core theme

Questions about police accountability and brutality intensify with societal context

The ongoing tension between aggressive policing and accountability

Aggressive methods and their moral implications continue to be central

Questions of excessive force and accountability in policing remain central

The legacy of aggressive policing methods confronted in the final season

Sexual assault cases investigated with victims providing testimony

Sexual assault cases investigated with witness testimony and evidence

Sexual assault investigations with victim testimony and evidence gathering

Sexual assault cases investigated with sensitive but unflinching treatment

Sexual assault cases investigated with focus on victim advocacy

Sexual assault cases are investigated regularly and victims' experiences are depicted.

Suspects are physically brutalized during off-book interrogations

Increasingly graphic torture scenes during illegal interrogations

Extended torture sequences as part of illegal interrogation tactics

Illegal interrogation methods continue to be employed

Physical coercion during interrogations remains a recurring element

Coercive interrogation methods continue with increasing moral complexity

Interrogation methods involving physical coercion remain present

Coercive methods continue though with more internal debate about their ethics

Physical coercion in interrogations remains a contested method

Coercive interrogation tactics with evolving moral framework

Physical coercion in pursuit of justice continues as a moral question

Interrogation methods and their ethical implications in the final cases