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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- Population: 3,571,023
- Largest City: Milwaukee
- State Capital: Madison

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 Activity Breakdown
Murders: 152
Rapes: 854
Robberies: 5,457
Assaults: 7,747
Property Crime: 96,916
Wisconsin exceeds the national average in:
Theft
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