National Criminal Compass is a comprehensive electronic database containing more than 1 Billion criminal records from over 2,500 continuously updated sources.
Although the magnitude of information is substantial, we also believe it is important to let our clients know that this database does not include every possible criminal record from every possible source. Please click the coverage link below to learn more about the scope and depth of the records contained in our National Criminal Compass products.
Our team uses these database searches to locate potential matching records in the regions where the applicant has lived, and then takes steps to confirm the accuracy of the match and verify its current status in the public record.
We offer several variations of National Criminal Compass:
National Criminal Compass
This is a data set specifically of criminal sources around the country including state administrative office of the courts (AOC), data from individual courts, state department of correction information (DOC) records, most wanted lists, and various law enforcement agencies. Default lookback depth is set to 10 years.
National Criminal Compass – Expanded
This includes all of the criminal court data from the basic National Criminal Compass above, and adds our Nationwide Sex Offender database check and our National Security database check which includes OFAC (the Office of Foreign Assets Control) and several additional data sources of individuals involved in crimes like terrorism, money laundering, or drug trafficking. Default lookback depth is set to 10 years.
National Criminal Compass – Expanded Healthcare
This includes all of the criminal court records, sex offender, and national security information from our National Criminal Compass Expanded search and adds a query of the List of Excluded Individuals & Entities (LEIE) maintained by the Department of Health & Human Services and the Systems of Award Management (SAM) maintained by the General Services Administration. Default lookback depth is set to 10 years.
National Criminal Compass – Expanded Financial
This includes all of the criminal court records, sex offender, and national security information from our National Criminal Compass Expanded search and adds a query of FDIC, NCUA, FRB, OTS, OCC, and FinCEN enforcement actions and orders. We also query the System for Award Management (SAM), the HUD Limited Denials of Participation List (LDP), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)/Suspended Counterparty Program (SCP). Default lookback depth is set to 10 years.