The Crime Records Center is responsible for the management and disposition of Army law enforcement records. The CRC is organized under the Business Operations Directorate, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division. We are a multi-functional center supporting the Army, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, foreign, federal, and state government agencies.

The Crime Records center processes government agency official business requests for records and suitability background checks for the following purposes: suitability for access or continued access to classified information; suitability for promotion, non-law enforcement employment, or Army recruits; suitability for access to military installations or industrial firms engaged in government projects/contracts; suitability for awards or similar benefits; Department of Veterans Affairs to verify veterans claims; federal, state, and local government agencies  requesting a background check on an employee or applicant; Federal, state, and local child protection services or family support agencies.

Make sure you are requesting the correct records by visiting our ► Army CID Records Request information webpage.

If you are a Government agency conducting an official business request for records or a non-law enforcement suitability background check for employment, state licensing, Army recruit, or Veterans Affairs claim, you must provide the below listed information, and send your request via email to ✉: U.S. Army Crime Records Request, or fax to 571-305-4155.

1. Submit your request on an official signed letterhead.

2. Include the subject’s full name, date of birth, and complete Social Security number. Not providing the complete SSN may cause significant delays. 

3. State the purpose of the request, the type of investigation you are conducting, why you are seeking records, and how the records will be used. 

4. If for employment purposes a physical, ink singed consent form is required.
    

For prosecutors and district attorney’s office:

1. Submit your request on an official signed letterhead.

2. Include the subject’s full name, date of birth, and complete Social Security number. Not providing the complete SSN may cause significant delays. 

3. State the purpose of the request, the type of investigation you are conducting, why you are seeking records, and how the records will be used. 

4. State Docket numbers and court dates if known.

5. Provide as much detail as you can concerning the case that could assist in researching or discovering supporting documentation.

Important Note:
When releasing records to a District Attorney’s Office, a protection order protecting Department of the Army records during discovery is required before records can be used for trial. Records sent to a District Attorney’s Office prior to receiving a protection order will be Bates numbered and stamped, “For Investigative Purposes Only, Discovery Not Authorized." Once a protection order is received, you will receive a certified records packet that is authorized to be used in trial. This office will provide a protection order template with the required verbiage.

FOIA: If you are a member of the media or are looking to request your own records or records on another individual for personal use visit the ► Army CID Freedom of Information / Privacy Act webpage.