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Written by the team that runs the data. Every comparison discloses that we are a vendor in the category, ranks on criteria you can verify, and names the cases where a competitor is the right answer.

Caregiver abuse statistics (2026)

What the reported numbers say about elder and child abuse by caregivers — prevalence, under-reporting, the home-care workforce — and how to check before you hire.

September 10, 2026

Caregiver screening for care platforms

For childcare and senior-care marketplaces: screen caregivers against 58 US registries via one API — the trust-and-safety control after the Care.com reporting.

September 10, 2026

Home care background check requirements

What federal and state law require for home-care and home-health agency screening — and how agencies run it at scale by API or CSV.

September 10, 2026

How to background check a dating app match

Matched on Tinder, Bumble or Hinge and thinking about meeting? Five minutes, four steps to verify who you’re really talking to.

September 9, 2026

Sex offender screening for dating apps

For dating & social platforms: screen users against 58 US registries via one API, at signup or in bulk, as a trust-and-safety step you can point to.

September 9, 2026

Romance scam statistics (2026)

What the reported numbers say about romance scams and catfishing — losses, victims, red flags — and how to check a date before you meet.

September 9, 2026

Get alerted when a sex offender moves nearby

A search is a snapshot; monitoring tells you. How to set area and person alerts so you are emailed when the registry picture changes near you.

September 8, 2026

How to screen volunteers for sex offenders

For nonprofits, churches, schools and youth sports: how to check volunteers against the registry, one at a time or a whole roster by CSV.

September 8, 2026

How to add sex offender screening to your app

A developer walkthrough: get a key, one call across all 58 US registries, read a scored source-cited response, and the field that flags a partial search.

September 8, 2026

How to screen tenants for sex offenders

A landlord’s guide: how to check applicants against the registry, one at a time or a whole portfolio by CSV, and where the legal lines are.

September 8, 2026

Does a nursing home check for sex offenders?

What federal and state law actually require for resident screening, why facilities screen anyway, and how admissions teams run it without slowing intake.

September 8, 2026

The top 5 sex offender APIs in 2026

Five ways to search US registries programmatically — coverage you can enumerate, provenance, match quality, pricing, and the free official baseline.

September 2, 2026

The top 5 criminal record search APIs in 2026

Jail bookings, prison custody, court cases and warrants are four different systems. The right API depends on which one your question actually needs.

September 2, 2026

The top 5 background check APIs in 2026

Five brands, three companies: the consolidation nobody mentions, each vendor’s real published price, and the only per-call API on the list.

September 2, 2026