A “no records found” result in Garbo means that we were unable to locate any arrests, convictions, or sex offender registry data in our system. 

Certain non-violent offenses, like marijuana possession or vagrancy (homelessness), are filtered out of the results we show on Garbo to create a more equitable solution. You can learn more about our Offense Reporting Policy.

“No Records Found” does NOT mean that this person does not have a history of violence - it means that Garbo’s system could not locate a record of their violence. 

Garbo has access to over 1 billion public records including arrests, convictions, and sex offender registry data. However, some counties limit access to this information, which may limit our ability to provide these records to our users. 

We also know that ~20% of human-to-human crimes are reported - and less than 1% of those end in convictions. This means that many violent individuals do not have records or their violence - so we always recommend being cautious.

Trust your instincts and learn more about early red flags.