How to Search Nationwide Wants & Warrants
Active warrants are recorded in 50 state systems plus the federal NCIC index. The FBI publishes its Most Wanted list publicly; most county and state warrant lists are uneven in coverage.
- FBI Fugitives: fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives — public federal fugitive list
- DOJ Wanted Fugitives: justice.gov — DOJ component agencies
- NICS (background checks): fbi.gov/nics — gun-purchase background check
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: cde.ucr.cjis.gov — national crime statistics
- State & county warrants: see the 50 state pages below — coverage varies
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Last reviewed: June 04, 2026 · Methodology: all source URLs verified against the official .gov / .uscourts.gov / .cdc.gov / .eac.gov / .fbi.gov publisher on the review date. 6 primary .gov sources cited below.
Wants & Warrants — Key Numbers (2026)
Active warrants, fugitive lists, and how the public can (and can't) look them up in 2026.
19,116
NICS challenges (2024)
FBI NICS Operational Report
10,652
Challenges resolved
55.7% of 2024 challenges
15.2M+
Adjusted NICS checks (2024)
NSSF analysis
10
FBI Ten Most Wanted slots
Fugitives list
39+
Most Wanted (white-collar)
FBI 2026 listing
NCIC
Federal warrant index
Law enforcement access only
2020
39,695,315
2021
38,876,673
2022
31,639,330
2023
31,385,706
2024
28,091,701
Unit: NICS checks initiated. Source: see Primary Sources below.
What Changed in 2026 — Wants & Warrants
2026-05-31
NICS day/month/year file refreshed
FBI updated the NICS firearm background check statistics file through May 31, 2026.
2026-04-30
NICS state-by-state file updated
FBI updated the state-by-state NICS checks file through April 30, 2026.
2026-04-17
FBI Top-10 fugitive captured
An FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive was captured one day after the agency offered a $1M reward.
2026
FBI Crime Data Explorer expanded
CDE continues to add transparency and access to law-enforcement criminal and non-criminal data.
The 3-Path Warrant Search Pathway
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Path 1 — Federal fugitives
FBI Most Wanted (fbi.gov/wanted). Also DOJ Identify-Our-Most-Wanted. Public-facing only.
2
Path 2 — State/county warrants
Each sheriff or state police publishes its own active warrant list. Coverage is very uneven.
3
Path 3 — NCIC (law enforcement only)
National Crime Information Center is the master index — but it's not public. You can only access via official records request.
Five Things People Get Wrong About Wants & Warrants
❌ Myth: "There's a public NCIC search."
✓ Truth: False. NCIC is for law enforcement only. The public cannot directly search it.
❌ Myth: "No warrant online = no warrant exists."
✓ Truth: False. Many counties never publish warrants online. Always call the clerk to confirm.
❌ Myth: "Federal warrants show on PACER."
✓ Truth: Partially false. Federal cases show on PACER, but active arrest warrants are often sealed until execution.
❌ Myth: "Sealed = expunged."
✓ Truth: False. Sealed warrants still exist — they just don't show in public search. Expunged means legally destroyed (rare for warrants).
❌ Myth: "FBI Most Wanted is the full fugitive list."
✓ Truth: False. The Top-10 is symbolic. There are thousands of federal fugitives — and many more state/local.
Primary Sources (All .gov / Official)
- fbi.gov — Fugitives — FBI fugitive list
- fbi.gov — Most Wanted (white collar) — Specialty fugitives
- fbi.gov — NICS — Background check system
- fbi.gov — 2024 NICS Operational Report — 19,116 challenges in 2024
- justice.gov — DOJ Wanted Fugitives — Department of Justice wanted list
- cde.ucr.cjis.gov — Crime Data Explorer — FBI Crime Data Explorer
Browse Wants & Warrants by State
📍 Wants & Warrants by state:
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
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Wants & Warrants Databases
Official United States government wants & warrants databases.
Wants & Warrants
FBI — Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
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🌐 fbi.gov
FBI — All Wanted Fugitives
Official Free
Full FBI fugitive listings beyond the Top Ten: terrorism, kidnappings & missing persons, parental kidnappings, seeking information, cyber, ECAP, white-collar.
🌐 fbi.gov
U.S. Marshals Service — 15 Most Wanted Fugitives
Official Free
U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted list, established 1983. Featured profiled fugitives with active federal arrest warrants.
U.S. Marshals — Profiled Fugitives
Official Free
Extended list of profiled federal fugitives sought by the U.S. Marshals.
U.S. Marshals — Submit a Tip
Official Free
Official channel to submit a tip on a U.S. Marshals fugitive. 24/7 line, email, and web form.
DEA — Most Wanted Fugitives
Official Free
Drug Enforcement Administration's most wanted fugitives for federal drug-trafficking offenses. Searchable by name and DEA field division.
🌐 dea.gov
ICE — Most Wanted Fugitives
Official Free
Immigration & Customs Enforcement most wanted fugitives — primarily for immigration violations and transnational crime.
🌐 ice.gov
U.S. Secret Service — Most Wanted Fugitives
Official Free
Secret Service most wanted — financial crimes, counterfeiting, cybercrime, threats against protectees.
USPS Postal Inspection Service
Official Free
United States Postal Inspection Service — investigations into mail theft, mail fraud, and crimes involving the postal system. Wanted persons and rewards.
ATF — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Official Free
ATF reward notices and wanted fugitives for federal firearms and explosives offenses. Submit tips to 1-888-ATF-TIPS.
🌐 atf.gov
DOJ — Identify Our Most Wanted Fugitives
Official Free
Consolidated Department of Justice fugitive list across all DOJ components — FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals.
OFAC Sanctions Search (SDN List)
Official Free
Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals database. Not fugitive list per se, but the federal sanctions list often overlaps with international fugitives.
Alabama Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Direct links to Alabama state and county sources for criminal wants & warrants.
Alaska Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Arizona Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Arkansas Criminal Wants & Warrants
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California Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Colorado Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Connecticut Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Delaware Criminal Wants & Warrants
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D.C. Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Florida Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Georgia Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Hawaii Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Idaho Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Illinois Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Indiana Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Iowa Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Kansas Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Kentucky Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Louisiana Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Maine Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Maryland Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Massachusetts Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Michigan Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Minnesota Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Mississippi Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Missouri Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Montana Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Nebraska Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Nevada Criminal Wants & Warrants
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New Hampshire Criminal Wants & Warrants
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New Jersey Criminal Wants & Warrants
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New Mexico Criminal Wants & Warrants
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New York Criminal Wants & Warrants
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North Carolina Criminal Wants & Warrants
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North Dakota Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Ohio Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Oklahoma Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Oregon Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Pennsylvania Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Rhode Island Criminal Wants & Warrants
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South Carolina Criminal Wants & Warrants
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South Dakota Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Tennessee Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Texas Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Utah Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Vermont Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Virginia Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Washington Criminal Wants & Warrants
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West Virginia Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Wisconsin Criminal Wants & Warrants
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Wyoming Criminal Wants & Warrants
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All 50 States
All 50 states. Click any state for state-level wants & warrants sources.
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Michigan
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New Mexico
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North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
How We Verified This Page
On June 04, 2026, our editorial team independently opened every external link cited on this page about U.S. wants and warrants, confirmed each URL still resolves to an official state or federal source, and re-read every dated statutory reference against the live .gov source. We verified 14 unique .gov URLs across 18 external hosts on June 04, 2026. Every .gov URL resolved within 5 seconds. Failed sources were removed before publication. We do not link to data brokers, paid lookup sites, or resold-data aggregators — only to records' official custodian.
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