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Subscribers 274K

Videos 163

Views 110.7M

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Vigilant Detective covers comprehensive analysis and commentary on police body camera footage and gripping crime cases, offering deep-dives into criminal behavior and investigative psychology. The channel presents tutorials and in-depth case analyses, with a steady output profile around 163 videos since joining in January 2024, and an average of about 4.3 million views per newest video batch.

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85% relevance

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Videos 1.4K

Views 17.2B

Appearances 17

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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Both target audiences interested in police encounters and accountability, with Law By Mike scoring high on search relevance (100%) and similar content focus (75%), aligning on topics like police encounters analysis and misconduct analysis.

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61% relevance

Subscribers 5.0K

Videos 234

Views 10.3M

Appearances 4

SERP 35%

Similarity 78%

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60% relevance

Subscribers 283K

Videos 1.1K

Views 130.1M

Appearances 5

SERP 33%

Similarity 78%

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Centers on cops’ bodycam footage and interactions with civilians, matching Vigilant Detective’s police encounters analysis niche with similar search terms (33%) and strong content similarity (78%).

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60% relevance

Subscribers 174K

Videos 587

Views 90.9M

Appearances 2

SERP 37%

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59% relevance

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Videos 891

Views 2.0M

Appearances 4

SERP 34%

Similarity 76%

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59% relevance

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Videos 619

Views 8.9M

Appearances 2

SERP 27%

Similarity 79%

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Discovered competitors include Law By Mike (85% match) and Street Audits (61% match). Top competitors by match and scope are Law By Mike, who overlaps on police encounters analysis, police misconduct analysis, and police vs suspects, and Street Audits, which overlaps on police accountability discussions. Law By Mike has about 17.7 million subscribers, significantly larger than Vigilant Detective's 274K, while Street Audits has 2.4K subscribers. Shared queries among these channels include police encounters analysis, police misconduct analysis, police accountability discussions, and related law enforcement topics, indicating direct competition in the same informational niche of police bodycam content and crime analysis.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Vigilant Detective?

Law By Mike — 17.7M subscribers, 85% match; Street Audits — 2.4K subscribers, 61% match; BodyCamBust — 283K subscribers, 60% match. All three channels produce content centered on police activity, bodycams, law enforcement scenarios, and crime investigations, similar to Vigilant Detective’s focus on police work and true crime.

What type of content does Vigilant Detective make?

Vigilant Detective creates short and long-form true crime and investigation content, focusing on police bodycams, interrogation analysis, crime psychology, and case analyses. The channel averages around 4.3M views per video, with recent uploads featuring multiple videos that have 5.4M–6.4M views; posting frequency appears to be multiple uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Vigilant Detective?

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