Free Illinois Background Checks and Criminal Records

Chicago is an incredible city, but it also has an incredible crime problem. Statewide, Illinois suffered from over 200,000 crimes in 2006 alone, including 17,000 robberies and over 500 murders. You can keep an eye on unsavory characters using FREE Background Checks USA.

Simply fill out the fields below to get started. Free Background Checks does the work for you so you don't have to. You can always do the same research yourself manually, but it isn't easy. You would have to contact the Illinois State Police SOR Unit for sex offender information as well as IL State Police Bureau of Identification Civil Processing Unit for a criminal records check.

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Illinois Fast Facts
  • Population: 3,689,480
  • Largest City: Chicago
  • State Capital: Springfield
Free Illinois Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain Illinois 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 Illinois.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 7 major Illinois cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Chicago) by contacting the following Illinois public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

Illinois State Police
SOR Unit
201 E Adams Springfield, IL, 62701

p (217) 785-0653
Website

Criminal Records

IL State Police Bureau of Identification
Civil Processing Unit
260 N Chicago St Joliet, IL, 60432-4075

p (815) 740-5160
f (815) 740-5216
Website

Incarceration Records

Illinois Department of Corrections
PO Box 19277 Springfield, IL, 62794-9277

p (217) 522-2666 x2008
f (217) 524-6856
Website

Court Records

Administrative Office of Courts
3101 Old Jacksonville Road Springfield, IL, 62704

p (217) 558-4490
Website

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

Illinois Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 206,138

Number of crimes per capita: 5587.18

Most "dangerous" Illinois city: Rockford

Crime Threat Level: 7


Other states with a crime threat level of 7:
Arizona - Georgia - Maryland - Michigan - Missouri - Nevada - South Carolina

Illinois Criminal Records Statistics

Illinois Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 528

Rapes: 132

Robberies: 17,554

Assaults: 21,456

Property Crime: 109,703


Illinois exceeds the national average in:
Murder, Robbery, Assult, Burglary, Theft, Vehicle Theft

Illinois Criminal Activity Breakdown