Free Maryland Background Checks and Criminal Records
Maryland is a land of contrasts. The suburbs are relatively safe, but cities like Baltimore are known for their crime. With over 73,000 crimes committed in the state in 2006 alone, you have the right to know public records information that might keep you and your family safe. When you use Free Background Checks USA, you get the information you need fast and with no hassles.
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- Population: 1,204,101
- Largest City: Baltimore
- State Capital: Annapolis

Run a free background check and obtain Maryland 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 Maryland.
Third, obtain criminal records from the 75 major Maryland cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Baltimore) by contacting the following Maryland public records agencies:
Sex Offender Registry
Criminal Justice Information System
PO Box 5743
SOR Unit
Pikeville,
MD,
21282-5743
p (410) 585-3649
f (410) 653-5690
Website
Criminal Records
Criminal Justice Information System
Public Safety & Correctional Records
PO Box 32708
Baltimore,
MD,
21282-5743
p (410) 764-4501
f (410) 653-5690
Website
Incarceration Records
Dept of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Maryland Division of Corrections
6776 Reistertown Road, Suite 310
Baltimore,
MD,
21215-2342
p (410) 585-3351
f (410) 764-4220
Website
Court Records
Administrative Office of the Courts
580 Taylor Ave
Annapolis,
MD,
21401
p (410) 260-1400
f (410) 974-5291
Website
How does Maryland and Ocean City (the state's most dangerous city) compare to other states?
Maryland Criminal Records Statistics
Recorded crime total for 2006: 73,747
Number of crimes per capita: 6124.65
Most "dangerous" Maryland city: Ocean City
Crime Threat Level: 7
Other states with a crime threat level of 7:
Arizona - Georgia - Illinois - Michigan - Missouri - Nevada - South Carolina
Maryland Criminal Activity Breakdown
Murders: 317
Rapes: 284
Robberies: 6,076
Assaults: 8,829
Property Crime: 36,818
Maryland exceeds the national average in:
Murder, Robbery, Assult, Burglary, Theft, Vehicle Theft
Maryland Counties
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Cecil
- Charles
- Calvert
- Allegany
- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore
- Harford
- Howard
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Garrett
- Montgomery
- Kent
- Washington
- Prince George's
- Queen Anne's
- Somerset
- St. Mary's
- Wicomico
- Talbot
- Worcester
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