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.
FREE Background Checks USA is the fastest and easiest way to get the pubic records information you need to keep you and your family safe this year in the beautiful state of Illinois.
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- Population: 3,689,480
- Largest City: Chicago
- State Capital: Springfield

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 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
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