Free Alabama Background Checks and Criminal Records

With a population just over two million, Alabama isn't exactly the state most people think of when it comes to high crime rates. The numbers, however, show something much different.

With a crime threat level of 6, Alabama isn't nearly as safe as you might think. There were over 127,000 reported crimes last year alone.

If you need up to date criminal background check information, use the fields listed here to conduct your search. Otherwise, contact the Department of Public Safety if you need to access the state sexual offender registry or the Alabama Bureau of Investigation for a manual criminal records background check.

Additional help is available through the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Administrative Offices of Courts if you need Alabama state court records. Your fastest way to get the criminal records you need, though, is through FREE Background Checks USA!

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Alabama Fast Facts
  • Population: 2,012,038
  • Largest City: Birmingham
  • State Capital: Montgomery
Free Alabama Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain Alabama criminal records in three easy steps: First, run a Free People Search to obtain a missing address. Second, use the address to check the National Sex Offender Registry to verify if the individual has a recorded criminal history in Alabama.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 172 major Alabama cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Birmingham) by contacting the following Alabama public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

Department of Public Safety
Sexual Offender Registry
PO Box 1511 Montgomery, AL, 36102-1511

p (334) 353-1172
f (334) 353-2563
Website

Criminal Records

Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Identification Unit - Record Checks
PO Box 1511 Montgomery, AL, 36102-1511

p (334) 353-4340
f (334) 353-7800
Website

Incarceration Records

Alabama Department of Corrections
PO Box 301501 Montgomery, AL, 36130

p (334) 353-9500
f (334) 353-3883
Website

Court Records

Administrative Office of Courts
300 Dexter Ave Montgomery, AL, 36104-3741

p (334) 954-5000
f (866) 954-9411
Website

How does Alabama and Anniston (the state's most dangerous city) compare to other states?

Alabama Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 127,851

Number of crimes per capita: 6,354.3

Most "dangerous" Alabama city: Anniston

Crime Threat Level: 6


Other states with a crime threat level of 6:
Arkansas - Indiana - Mississippi - New Mexico - Ohio

Alabama Criminal Records Statistics

Alabama Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 268

Rapes: 973

Robberies: 5,481

Assaults: 6,032

Property Crime: 78,985


Alabama exceeds the national average in:
Murder, Rape, Robbery, Burglary, Theft

Alabama Criminal Activity Breakdown