NCIC Files

NCIC Files

The NCIC database includes 19 files: seven property files and 12 person files.

• Article File—Records on stolen articles and lost public safety, homeland security, and critical infrastructure identification.
• Gun File—Records on stolen, lost, and recovered weapons and weapons used in the commission of crimes that are designated to expel a projectile by air, carbon dioxide, or explosive action.
• Boat File—Records on stolen boats.
• Securities File—Records on serially numbered stolen, embezzled, used for ransom, or counterfeit securities.
• Vehicle File—Records on stolen vehicles, vehicles involved in the commission of crimes, or vehicles that may be seized based on federally issued court order.
• Vehicle and Boat Parts File—Records on serially numbered stolen vehicle or boat parts.
• License Plate File—Records on stolen license plates.
• Missing Persons File—Records on individuals, including children, who have been reported missing to law enforcement and there is a reasonable concern for their safety.
• Foreign Fugitive File—Records on persons wanted by another country for a crime that would be a felony if it were committed in the United States.
• Identity Theft File—Records containing descriptive and other information that law enforcement personnel can use to determine if an individual is a victim of identity theft of if the individual might be using a false identity.
• Immigration Violator File—Records on criminal aliens whom immigration authorities have deported and aliens with outstanding administrative warrants of removal.
• Protection Order File—Records on individuals against whom protection orders have been issued.
• Supervised Release File—Records on individuals on probation, parole, or supervised release or released on their own recognizance or during pre-trial sentencing.
• Unidentified Persons File—Records on unidentified deceased persons, living persons who are unable to verify their identities, unidentified victims of catastrophes, and recovered body parts. The file cross-references unidentified bodies against records in the Missing Persons File.
• U.S. Secret Service Protective File—Records containing names and other information on individuals who are believed to pose a threat to the U.S. president and/or others afforded protection by the U.S. Secret Service.
• Gang File—Records on violent gangs and their members.
• Known or Appropriately Suspected Terrorist File—Records on known or appropriately suspected terrorists in accordance with HSPD-6.
• Wanted Persons File—Records on individuals (including juveniles who will be tried as adults) for whom a federal warrant or a felony or misdemeanor warrant is outstanding.
• National Sex Offender Registry File—Records on individuals who are required to register in a jurisdiction’s sex offender registry.