Free California Background Checks and Criminal Records

California's population is skyrocketing and sits at almost 30 million. If you need a criminal background check, you don't want to wait for overworked state agencies to do their job.

California reported 1.2 million crimes last year, with the city of Vernon ranking as the most dangerous place to live in.

You need Free Background Checks USA to get you the information you need fast. Just use the fields provided to start your search now. Alternately, you can contact the Department of Justice Sexual Offender Program for sexual offender information or the Department of Justice Records Security Section for criminal background check info.

You can also contact the Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation ID Unit for incarceration records and the Administration Office of Courts Office of Communications for court records, or you could simply use Free Background Checks USA and cut through the red tape right away.

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California Fast Facts
  • Population: 29,514,170
  • Largest City: Los Angeles
  • State Capital: Sacramento
Free California Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain California 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 California.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 457 major California cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Los Angeles) by contacting the following California public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

Department of Justice
Sexual Offender Program
PO Box 903387 Sacramento, CA, 94203-3870

p (916) 227-4974
f (916) 227-4345
Website

Criminal Records

Department of Justice
Records Security Section
PO Box 903417 Sacramento, CA, 94203-4170

p (916) 227-3460
f (916) 227-4815
Website

Incarceration Records

Dept of Corrections
Corrections & Rehabilitation ID Unit
PO Box 942883 Sacramento, CA, 94283-0001

p (916) 445-7682
f (916) 327-1988
Website

Court Records

Administration Office of Courts
Office of Communications
455 Golden Gate Ave San Francisco, CA, 94102-3660

p (415) 865-4200
f (415) 865-4205
Website

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

California Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 1,121,098

Number of crimes per capita: 3798.51

Most "dangerous" California city: Vernon

Crime Threat Level: 3


Other states with a crime threat level of 3:
Hawaii - Iowa - Montana - Nebraska - Pennsylvania - Utah - Wyoming

California Criminal Records Statistics

California Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 2,031

Rapes: 7,467

Robberies: 63,403

Assaults: 89,234

Property Crime: 560,528


California exceeds the national average in:
Robbery, Vehicle Theft

California Criminal Activity Breakdown