The National Crime Information Center is the United States' central database for tracking crime-related information. The NCIC has been an information sharing tool since 1967.

What is the purpose of NCIC?

National Crime Information Center (NCIC) – a criminal records database allowing criminal justice agencies to enter or search for information about stolen property, missing or wanted persons, and domestic violence protection orders; to get criminal histories; and to access the National Sex Offender Registry.

How far back does NCIC go?

In California, a job applicant's criminal history can go back only seven years. Also, arrest records cannot be reported if the charges did not result in a conviction.