Free Iowa Background Checks and Criminal Records

With a crime threat level of three, Iowa is a fairly safe place to live, but that doesn't mean there aren't any bad guys in this beautiful state. There were 66,000 crimes reported in 2006, and crime stats rank Iowa higher than the national average in rape and theft. Iowa residents can protect themselves with a background and criminal records check from Free Background Checks USA.

At Free Background Checks USA, we search all available public records to get you the information you need to protect yourself and your family. You can perform a similar check on your own, but you would have to contact the Division of Criminal Investigations SOR Unit for sex offender information as well as the Iowa Department of Corrections for incarceration records, and that's just the beginning of the research you would have to do.

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Iowa Fast Facts
  • Population: 1,555,398
  • Largest City: Des Moines
  • State Capital: Des Moines
Free Iowa Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain Iowa 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 Iowa.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 96 major Iowa cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Des Moines) by contacting the following Iowa public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

Division of Criminal Investigations
SOR Unit -
215 East 7th St Des Moines, IA, 50319-0041

p (515) 725-6050
f (515) 725-6040
Website

Criminal Records

DPS - Division of Criminal Investigations Records Unit
215 E 7th St Des Moines, IA, 50319

p (515) 725-6066
f (515) 725-6073
Website

Incarceration Records

Iowa Department of Corrections
510 E 12th Street Des Moines, IA, 50319

p (515) 725-5701
Website

Court Records

Clerk of Supreme Court
Judicial Branch Bldg
111 East Court Ave Des Moines, IA, 50319

p (515) 281-5911
f (515) 242-6164
Website

How does Iowa and Carter Lake (the state's most dangerous city) compare to other states?

Iowa Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 66,953

Number of crimes per capita: 4304.56

Most "dangerous" Iowa city: Carter Lake

Crime Threat Level: 3


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

Iowa Criminal Records Statistics

Iowa Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 27

Rapes: 595

Robberies: 976

Assaults: 4,348

Property Crime: 45,172


Iowa exceeds the national average in:
Rape, Theft

Iowa Criminal Activity Breakdown