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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- Population: 4,202,206
- Largest City: Charlotte-Mecklenburg
- State Capital: Raleigh

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 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 Counties
- Beaufort
- Bertie
- Bladen
- Carteret
- Caswell
- Catawba
- Chatham
- Cherokee
- Brunswick
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Cabarrus
- Caldwell
- Camden
- Alamance
- Alexander
- Alleghany
- Anson
- Ashe
- Avery
- Granville
- Greene
- Guilford
- Halifax
- Harnett
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Hertford
- Hoke
- Chowan
- Clay
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Craven
- Cumberland
- Currituck
- Dare
- Davidson
- Davie
- Duplin
- Durham
- Edgecombe
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Gaston
- Gates
- Graham
- Hyde
- Iredell
- Jackson
- Lincoln
- Macon
- Lee
- Lenoir
- Northampton
- Onslow
- Orange
- Pamlico
- Madison
- Martin
- McDowell
- Mecklenburg
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Nash
- New Hanover
- Johnston
- Jones
- Transylvania
- Tyrrell
- Union
- Vance
- Wake
- Warren
- Pasquotank
- Pender
- Perquimans
- Person
- Pitt
- Polk
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Robeson
- Rockingham
- Rowan
- Rutherford
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Stanly
- Stokes
- Surry
- Swain
- Washington
- Watauga
- Wayne
- Wilkes
- Wilson
- Yadkin
- Yancey
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