Crime information center

A crime information center is a government database used primarily for the purposes of law-enforcement, national security, and border control. Crime information centers operate as large-scale national databases that aggregate records from local, state, tribal, and regional jurisdictions. A crime information center mainly stores information regarding an individual's criminal history and activity and provides a pathway for that information to be disclosed nationally or internationally. Many crime information centers are coordinated under Interpol standards, and all Interpol member states (with some varying degree of transparency) disclose their crime information center to Interpol on request.

By aggregating data from numerous smaller law enforcement agencies, a national crime information center can facilitate the identification of cross-jurisdictional criminal activity, support federal and multi-state investigations, and enhance the overall coordination of law enforcement. Some federal jurisdictions disclose or correspond information pertaining to their crime information center to other federal jurisdictions to ensure regional stability or to combat cross-border crime.

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