District of Columbia, or Washington, D.C., criminal records are available through various free public record forms.  In some cases, you may have to pay a small administrative fee to receive criminal records.  There are several resources listed below that may aid you in obtaining the criminal records that you need.  These records may include federal, national, county and city criminal records.  There are some online searches available in some cases that will enable you to lookup inmates and search the sex offender registry.

Federal Bureau of Prisons - Inmate locator.

District of Columbia Department of Corrections - View information related to the Department of Corrections.

Department of Corrections - Victim Information System.

District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department - View information related to the police department.

Metropolitan Police Department - Sex Offender Registry.

Metropolitan Police Department - Police reports.

The National Archives - Washington National Records Center - services for the public.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Washington Field Office.

Metropolitan Police Department - Most wanted.

Metropolitan Police Department - Crime Solvers Program - Unsolved homicides.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Police Department - Missing persons.

Metropolitan Police Department - Major case - unsolved homicides.

Superior Court of D.C. - Criminal Division.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - The Washington D.C. Field Division Most Wanted.