diff --git a/Content.Client/CriminalRecords/CriminalRecordsConsoleWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/CriminalRecords/CriminalRecordsConsoleWindow.xaml.cs
index a35cf84c44..85d65020c6 100644
--- a/Content.Client/CriminalRecords/CriminalRecordsConsoleWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/CriminalRecords/CriminalRecordsConsoleWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Content.Shared.Access.Systems;
 using Content.Shared.Administration;
 using Content.Shared.CriminalRecords;
 using Content.Shared.Dataset;
+using Content.Shared.Random.Helpers;
 using Content.Shared.Security;
 using Content.Shared.StationRecords;
 using Robust.Client.AutoGenerated;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public sealed partial class CriminalRecordsConsoleWindow : FancyWindow
 
     public readonly EntityUid Console;
 
-    [ValidatePrototypeId<DatasetPrototype>]
+    [ValidatePrototypeId<LocalizedDatasetPrototype>]
     private const string ReasonPlaceholders = "CriminalRecordsWantedReasonPlaceholders";
 
     public Action<uint?>? OnKeySelected;
@@ -333,8 +334,8 @@ public sealed partial class CriminalRecordsConsoleWindow : FancyWindow
 
         var field = "reason";
         var title = Loc.GetString("criminal-records-status-" + status.ToString().ToLower());
-        var placeholders = _proto.Index<DatasetPrototype>(ReasonPlaceholders);
-        var placeholder = Loc.GetString("criminal-records-console-reason-placeholder", ("placeholder", _random.Pick(placeholders.Values))); // just funny it doesn't actually get used
+        var placeholders = _proto.Index<LocalizedDatasetPrototype>(ReasonPlaceholders);
+        var placeholder = Loc.GetString("criminal-records-console-reason-placeholder", ("placeholder", _random.Pick(placeholders))); // just funny it doesn't actually get used
         var prompt = Loc.GetString("criminal-records-console-reason");
         var entry = new QuickDialogEntry(field, QuickDialogEntryType.LongText, prompt, placeholder);
         var entries = new List<QuickDialogEntry>() { entry };
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CriminalRecords/Components/CriminalRecordsHackerComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/CriminalRecords/Components/CriminalRecordsHackerComponent.cs
index 189a387a5d..ca9b4de1ce 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CriminalRecords/Components/CriminalRecordsHackerComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CriminalRecords/Components/CriminalRecordsHackerComponent.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public sealed partial class CriminalRecordsHackerComponent : Component
     /// Dataset of random reasons to use.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField]
-    public ProtoId<DatasetPrototype> Reasons = "CriminalRecordsWantedReasonPlaceholders";
+    public ProtoId<LocalizedDatasetPrototype> Reasons = "CriminalRecordsWantedReasonPlaceholders";
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Announcement made after the console is hacked.
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/datasets/criminal_records.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/datasets/criminal_records.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8af14ce011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/datasets/criminal_records.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-1 = Ate a delicious valid salad
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-2 = Ate their own shoes
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-3 = Being a clown
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-4 = Being a mime
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-5 = Breathed the wrong way
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-6 = Broke into evac
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-7 = Did literally nothing
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-8 = Did their job
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-9 = Didn't say hello to me
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-10 = Drank one too many
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-11 = Had two toolboxes, that's too many
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-12 = Lied on common radio
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-13 = Looked at me funny
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-14 = Lubed up the entire way to evac
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-15 = Set AME up on time
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-16 = Slipped the HoS
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-17 = Stole the clown's mask
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-18 = Told an unfunny joke
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-19 = Wore a gasmask
+placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-20 = Wore boxing gloves
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Datasets/criminal_records.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Datasets/criminal_records.yml
index fe21757cd2..e46b7cdb81 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Datasets/criminal_records.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Datasets/criminal_records.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,6 @@
 # "funny" placeholders of extremely minor/non-crimes for wanted reason dialog
-- type: dataset
+- type: localizedDataset
   id: CriminalRecordsWantedReasonPlaceholders
   values:
-  - Ate a delicious valid salad
-  - Ate their own shoes
-  - Being a clown
-  - Being a mime
-  - Breathed the wrong way
-  - Broke into evac
-  - Did literally nothing
-  - Did their job
-  - Didn't say hello to me
-  - Drank one too many
-  - Had two toolboxes, that's too many
-  - Lied on common radio
-  - Looked at me funny
-  - Lubed up the entire way to evac
-  - Set AME up on time
-  - Slipped the HoS
-  - Stole the clown's mask
-  - Told an unfunny joke
-  - Wore a gasmask
-  - Wore boxing gloves
+    prefix: placeholders-criminal-records-wanted-reason-
+    count: 20