McGruff the Crime Dog

anthropomorphic bloodhound character created to increase public awareness of crime awareness
Thing anthropomorphic_dog Q3853380
McGruff the Crime Dog
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McGruff the Crime Dog

Summary

McGruff the Crime Dog is an anthropomorphic dog[1]. It worked as a basketball player[2] and police detective[3]. It draws 685 Wikipedia views per month (anthropomorphic_dog category, ranking #6 of 16).[4]

Key Facts

  • McGruff the Crime Dog's professions included basketball player[2].
  • McGruff the Crime Dog worked as a police detective[3].
  • McGruff the Crime Dog is the creator of Dancer Fitzgerald Sample[5].
  • McGruff the Crime Dog's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic dog[6].
  • McGruff the Crime Dog's Commons category is recorded as McGruff the Crime Dog[7].
  • McGruff the Crime Dog's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Take a bite out of crime.'}[8].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Character[9]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 77be1e4c-6a7e-44c3-8d7a-7e2a2df45de6[10]

Body

Definition and Type

McGruff the Crime Dog's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic dog[6].

Why It Matters

McGruff the Crime Dog draws 685 Wikipedia views per month (anthropomorphic_dog category, ranking #6 of 16).[4]

FAQs

What did McGruff the Crime Dog do for work?

McGruff the Crime Dog worked as basketball player[2] and police detective[3].

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). McGruff the Crime Dog. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mcgruff-the-crime-dog
MLA “McGruff the Crime Dog.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mcgruff-the-crime-dog.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mcgruff-the-crime-dog_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{McGruff the Crime Dog}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mcgruff-the-crime-dog}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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