Free Rhode Island Background Checks and Criminal Records

While it is true that tiny Rhode Island has low per capita crime numbers, it is always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to protecting your family or your business. In 2006, there were over 1,300 assaults statewide, so the need for background checks and criminal record checks has never been higher.

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If you do choose to perform your own series of checks, you will likely have to contact the Sex Offender Community Notification Unit in Cranston, the Department of Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Identification in Providence as well as the Rhode Island Department of Corrections Records.

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Rhode Island Fast Facts
  • Population: 1,061,362
  • Largest City: Providence
  • State Capital: Providence
Free Rhode Island Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 38 major Rhode Island cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Providence) by contacting the following Rhode Island public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

Sex Offender Community Notification Unit
Varley Building, 40 Howard Avenue Cranston, RI, 2920

p (401) 462-0905
f (401) 462-0916
Website

Criminal Records

Department of Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification
150 S Main Street Providence, RI, 2903

p (401) 274-4400 x2232
f (401) 222-1331
Website

Incarceration Records

Rhode Island Department of Corrections
Records
PO Box 8249 Cranston, RI, 2920

p (401) 462-3900
f (401) 462-2253
Website

Court Records

Court Administrator
Supreme Court
250 Benefit St Providence, RI, 2903

p (401) 222-3266
f (401) 222-4224
Website

How does Rhode Island and New Shoreham (the state's most dangerous city) compare to other states?

Rhode Island Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 29,295

Number of crimes per capita: 2760.13

Most "dangerous" Rhode Island city: New Shoreham

Crime Threat Level: 1


Other states with a crime threat level of 1:
Connecticut - Maine - Massachusetts - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Vermont

Rhode Island Criminal Records Statistics

Rhode Island Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 27

Rapes: 270

Robberies: 733

Assaults: 1,348

Property Crime: 18,136


Rhode Island Criminal Activity Breakdown