CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com)

What CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com) does

CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com, Inc) is a PBSA BSCC-Accredited background screening provider founded in 1999 and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. The company delivers employment background screening, criminal history verification, professional license checks, fingerprinting, drug testing, Form I-9 verification, ID verification, and continuous monitoring services to organizations in the healthcare, education, and government/public-sector verticals, as well as to occupational licensing boards. Its proprietary platform supports applicant-driven ordering, secure PII collection with 128-bit SSL encryption, instant data validation, ATS/HRIS integrations, and compliance reporting tailored to state-specific regimes such as Virginia HB 1730 and North Carolina SB 192.

CRC monetizes through per-transaction screening fees and onboarding service fees, sold via direct field sales to enterprise healthcare and education accounts, inside sales by phone and email, a self-service online portal (orders.mycrc.com), and five physical One-Stop Onboarding Centers across North Carolina (Cary, Raleigh, Durham/Chapel Hill, Smithfield, Charlotte). The company is privately held, has no disclosed outside funding, and is led by President Dorian D. Dehnel with a small executive team including Director of Compliance Tia Evans and Director of Onboarding Services Stan. Its principal competitive positions are its PBSA accreditation, NC Private Investigative Firm licensing, and a hybrid physical-plus-digital service footprint that supports long-tenured customer relationships across regulated industries.

Name

CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com)

Legal name

CriminalRecordCheck.com, Inc

Website

https://mycrc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com) is a PBSA-accredited background screening provider, founded in 1999, serving healthcare, education, government, and licensing-board customers across North Carolina with screening, fingerprinting, drug testing, ID verification, and onboarding services via five physical centers and a proprietary platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Credit Bureaus (561450)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Background screening services
• Criminal record checks
• Fingerprinting services
• Employment verification
• Drug testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cary

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Background Screening Services: CRC generates revenue through employment background screening services including criminal history checks, professional license verifications, and other screening products sold to employers, government agencies, and licensing boards on a per-transaction or subscription basis.
2. Onboarding Services: Revenue from comprehensive onboarding center services including drug screening (DOT/Non-DOT), Live Scan fingerprinting, Form I-9 verification, document collection, badging, and notary services offered as a one-stop solution for employers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com) is a PBSA-accredited background screening provider delivering criminal record checks, identity verification, fingerprinting, drug testing, Form I-9 verification, and continuous employee monitoring services. The company serves employers, licensing boards, and government agencies — with a particular focus on regulated sectors such as healthcare, education, and government. Service delivery combines a proprietary technology platform, ATS/HRIS integrations, and a network of five physical onboarding centers for in-person compliance activities.

Product overview

CRC (CriminalRecordCheck.com) operates as a PBSA-accredited background screening provider offering a unified platform centered on employment background checks. The core product suite includes background screening services complemented by add-on modules including ID Verification (newly launched March 2026), Drug Testing, Fingerprinting, Form I-9 Verification, Continuous Monitoring Service, and Custom Compliance Reporting. The company also operates physical One-Stop Onboarding Centers across North Carolina that consolidate multiple services—drug screening, fingerprinting, I-9 verification, document collection, badging, and notary services—into a single location for employer convenience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Background Screening Comprehensive pre-employment and ongoing background screening service that combines criminal record checks, employment verification, and related searches for employers, licensing boards, and government agencies.
• ID Verification Digital identity verification service that validates candidate identities, complementing CRC's in-person onboarding services and supporting remote hiring workflows.
• Fingerprinting Services

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Certn: Tech-forward background screening platform emphasizing candidate experience, automated checks, and global coverage. Comparable to CRC in core screening services but competing from a digital-first architecture aimed at faster-growing tech and gig-economy employers.
• Veremark: International background screening and reference-checking platform with API-driven delivery. Comparable to CRC in employment screening use cases and continuous verification, positioned as a tech-native alternative to traditional providers.

Direct peers

• Checkr: Largest tech-forward background screening platform in the US, serving employers with FCRA-compliant criminal, identity, and continuous monitoring checks. Direct competitor to CRC in the employment screening market, though operating at far greater scale and with a fully digital, API-driven model rather than physical onboarding centers.
• Accurate Background: US-based background screening provider focused on employment screening with FCRA-compliant criminal, identity, and drug screening services. Comparable mid-market positioning to CRC, particularly in serving regulated industries, though without CRC's physical onboarding-center footprint.
• IntelliCorp (Mitratech): Background screening and credentialing provider serving employers and educational institutions. Comparable to CRC in education-sector screening emphasis and continuous monitoring offerings, with broader HR compliance technology stack.

Broad incumbents

• Sterling: Large incumbent background screening provider offering identity, criminal, employment, and healthcare-specific screening services. Comparable to CRC in serving regulated verticals such as healthcare and government, but with global reach and broader product suite.
• First Advantage: Public background screening and identity verification company offering pre-employment, healthcare credentialing, and continuous monitoring. Overlaps with CRC's healthcare, education, and government screening focus but operates at enterprise scale across multiple geographies.
• HireRight: Global employment screening provider serving enterprise and mid-market with criminal, drug, identity, and workforce compliance services. Comparable to CRC in regulated-vertical focus but at significantly larger scale and with broader geographic and product coverage.

Regional players

• ASL Marketing / Sterling Healthcare (regional NC screening providers): Smaller regional background screening providers operating primarily in the Carolinas or Southeast US, often targeting local healthcare and education clients. Directly comparable to CRC's regional footprint and vertical mix, and most likely to compete head-to-head on local RFPs.

Others

• Plexus Global (GHR / General Information Services): Mid-market consumer reporting agency providing FCRA-regulated background screening and identity services. Comparable to CRC as a regulated consumer reporting agency serving employer demand, though operating without CRC's physical onboarding-center model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MyCRCcom

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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