Quiz

Translating some of the terms and phrases used in the series for American viewers: A "door knock" is a neighborhood canvas, where police knock on doors to locate witnesses to the crime. A "death knock" is the notification of the next-of-kin of the death of a victim. To "root" someone is to have sex with them, while "rooted" means someone is tired. Similarly, "stuffed" means being tired, but telling someone to get stuffed is similar to telling them to go screw themselves. A "reggo" is a vehicle registration, which reveals the owner. A "shottie" is the term used for a shotgun.

When confronting a suspect, the police do not yell "Freeze!" as they do on American cop shows. Instead, they yell "Police! Don't move!".

City Homicide did not return in its regular format in 2011. A six-episode mini-series titled No Greater Honour was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series (season five).

Three of the original main cast departed temporarily in series 3. Nadine Garner appeared in the first four shows and departed due to being pregnant (on the show she was transferred to another unit). She returned in Diggers (2009). Similarly, Aaron Pedersen disappeared after the first three shows and then reappeared in Little Big Man (2009). In his case, his absence, which was unexplained, was due to his starring role in The Circuit (2007), which aired during a similar time as this show. Finally, Shane Bourne disappeared after six shows, reappearing the following series in Good Cop, Bad Cop (2010). His character's departure was explained as his taking leave.

Was filmed in and around Melbourne.

City Homicide was broadcast in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Norway Estonia, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Africa, Iran and the United states.