Free North Carolina Background Checks and Criminal Records

For thousands of Americans, North Carolina is a beautiful vacation spot, but the reality is that North Carolina is one of the worst states for crime, per capita in the country. With over 276,000 individual crimes, the need for quick and easy background checks has never been higher.

That's why so many law abiding residents of North Carolina use Free Background Checks USA. With a few simple clicks, you can get the information you need without having to wait on hold and without having to visit a bunch of poorly organized government websites.

You would have to contact the State Bureau of Investigation Criminal Information & Ident Sect - SOR Unit for a sex offender check as well as the State Bureau of Investigation C.I.I.S. for a criminal background check, and you would still just be getting started.

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North Carolina Fast Facts
  • Population: 4,202,206
  • Largest City: Charlotte-Mecklenburg
  • State Capital: Raleigh
Free North Carolina Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 253 major North Carolina cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Charlotte-Mecklenburg) by contacting the following North Carolina public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Information & Ident Sect - SOR Unit
PO Box 29500 Raleigh, NC, 27626-0500

p (919) 662-4500 x6257
f (919) 662-4619
Website

Criminal Records

State Bureau of Investigation
C.I.I.S.
PO Box 29500 Raleigh, NC, 27626

p (919) 662-4500
f (919) 662-4380
Website

Incarceration Records

North Carolina Department of Corrections
Combined Records
2020 Yonkers Road, 4226 MSC Raleigh, NC, 27699-4226

p (919) 716-3200
f (919) 716-3986
Website

Court Records

Administrative Office of Courts
PO Box 2448 Raleigh, NC, 27602-2448

p (919) 890-1000
Website

How does North Carolina and Pineville (the state's most dangerous city) compare to other states?

North Carolina Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 276,503

Number of crimes per capita: 6579.95

Most "dangerous" North Carolina city: Pineville

Crime Threat Level: 8


Other states with a crime threat level of 8:
Delaware - Florida - Louisiana - Tennessee

North Carolina Criminal Records Statistics

North Carolina Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 329

Rapes: 1,641

Robberies: 11,640

Assaults: 17,431

Property Crime: 159,251


North Carolina exceeds the national average in:
Murder, Rape, Robbery, Assult, Burglary, Theft, Vehicle Theft

North Carolina Criminal Activity Breakdown