Free Wisconsin Background Checks and Criminal Records

Wisconsin is known throughout the country as a quiet and peaceful place to live and work. Many people don't realize that crime rates here are climbing, with over 143,000 individual crimes reported in 2006 alone.

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Otherwise, you would have to contact the Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry Program, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau Record Check Unit, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and the Director of State Courts one by one.

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Wisconsin Fast Facts
  • Population: 3,571,023
  • Largest City: Milwaukee
  • State Capital: Madison
Free Wisconsin Background Checks

Run a free background check and obtain Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin.

Third, obtain criminal records from the 264 major Wisconsin cities and metropolitan areas (especially the large cities like Milwaukee) by contacting the following Wisconsin public records agencies:

Sex Offender Registry

Department of Corrections
Sex Offender Registry Program
PO Box 7925 Madison, WI, 53707-7925

p (608) 240-5830
f (608) 240-3355
Website

Criminal Records

Wisconsin Department of Justice
Crime Information Bureau, Record Check Unit
PO Box 2688 Madison, WI, 53701-2688

p (608) 266-5764
f (608) 267-4558
Website

Incarceration Records

Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Attn: Records
PO Box 7925 Madison, WI, 53707-1921

p (608) 240-3750
f (608) 240-3306
Website

Court Records

Director of State Courts
Supreme Court
PO Box 1688 Madison, WI, 53701-1688

p (608) 266-6828
f (608) 267-0980
Website

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

Wisconsin Criminal Records Statistics

Recorded crime total for 2006: 143,885

Number of crimes per capita: 4029.24

Most "dangerous" Wisconsin city: Lake Delton

Crime Threat Level: 2


Other states with a crime threat level of 2:
Idaho - Minnesota - New York - North Dakota - South Dakota

Wisconsin Criminal Records Statistics

Wisconsin Criminal Activity Breakdown

Murders: 152

Rapes: 854

Robberies: 5,457

Assaults: 7,747

Property Crime: 96,916


Wisconsin exceeds the national average in:
Theft

Wisconsin Criminal Activity Breakdown