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The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is the United States' central database for tracking crime-related information.  Since 1967, the National Crime Information Center has been maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services Division, and is interlinked with similar systems that each state maintains. Data is received from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as tribal law enforcement agencies, railroad police, and non-law enforcement agencies, such as state and federal motor vehicle registration and licensing authorities.

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database was created in 1967 under FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.  The purpose of the system was to create a centralized information system to facilitate information flow between the numerous law enforcement branches.

National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Records
The NCIC makes available a variety of records to be used for law enforcement and security purposes. These records are made up of a variety of forms of personal and property records.

Personal records

• Convicted sex offenders

• Criminal conviction records

• Foreign fugitives

• Immigration violators

• Missing persons

• Parolees or people on supervised release

• Persons with active arrest warrants

• Persons with active protection orders

• Secret Service protective alerts

• Terrorist organizations and membership

• Unidentified human remains information

• Violent gang organizations and membership

Property records

• Firearms records, including lost or missing firearms

• Stolen, embezzled or counterfeit securities

• Stolen property

• Stolen vehicle and boat parts

• Stolen vehicles and boats