Search criminal records & mugshots with a face, not a name
Names can be fake. Stories can be rehearsed. A face is harder to hide. Surfface helps you search mugshots and public police records by photo, check people, and spot possible red flags.
Upload a face image and check where that face may appear across public sources, including mugshots, criminal records, police records, news, articles, forums, sex offender registries, and social profiles.
What is a mugshot?
A mugshot is a booking photo taken by law enforcement after an arrest or processing. It may be linked to arrest records, booking reports, jail rosters, police updates, or other public criminal history records.
Most mugshot lookup tools start with a name, location, or date of birth. Surfface lets you start with the face, which helps when you only have a profile photo or suspect someone is using a different identity.
What are criminal records?
Criminal records are public or official records that may document arrests, charges, convictions, bookings, court activity, incarceration, warrants, or other law enforcement and judicial events.
Availability varies by jurisdiction, source, update frequency, and disclosure rules. Surfface does not replace an official criminal background check. It helps you search public information connected to a face and find investigative leads faster.
Search mugshots & criminal records by photo
People do not always give you clean, complete, or honest information.
That is why text-only search is limited. A fake name can break a name search. A missing address can stop a traditional lookup. A changed username can make a profile harder to verify.
Instead of starting with a name, address, or phone number, Surfface lets you upload a photo and search for visually matching faces across public sources. It is built for mugshot search by photo, but it also helps you check whether a face may be connected to criminal records, police records, crime records, arrest records, booking photos, news, forums, and other public web results.
Upload a photo, run a search, and Surfface checks whether that face may appear in public mugshots, criminal records, police records, crime records, or related public web results.
Check people by photo before you trust them
Your safety may depend on it
Make it a habit
Something feels wrong?
Run a face check
Upload a photo and search public U.S. mugshots, criminal records, police records, and related public sources by face.
Check the face. Find possible red flags. Use Surfface.
A criminal background check alternative for when you only have a photo
Most criminal background check tools are built around text. They ask for a name, phone number, address, date of birth, or Social Security number. That works only when the identity is real and complete.
But what if you only have a profile photo?
What if the person is using a fake name?
What if the photo appears on one account, but the real public record is somewhere else?
Surfface is a specialized search engine for face-based discovery. It is not a data broker. It is not a screening service. It is not an official background check provider.
It is a photo-first public records search engine that helps you investigate whether a face may be connected to mugshots, criminal history records, police records, public crime records, and other publicly available sources.
Sex offender registry results may also appear where available. Learn more about sex offender search by photo
Use the information responsibly
Surfface is a public-data search tool. It is designed for safety checks, identity verification, and personal awareness, not harassment, threats, or unlawful use. Surfface is not a data broker, screening service, or official criminal background check provider.
Surfface results may be incomplete and should be used as investigative leads. Public records can vary by jurisdiction, availability, accuracy, update frequency, and disclosure rules. Always verify important findings with official sources.
Face search & checks across 22 million public records
Surfface’s criminal records and mugshot search index includes over 22 million public records with faces.
These records come from public sources, including law enforcement and official public records where available. Surfface focuses on US records and public web sources.
When you run a search, Surfface looks for possible face matches and shows you matching results. Sources are blurred until unlocked, so you can check whether a match looks promising before spending credits.
You can start for free, review possible matches, and unlock more details only when the result looks worth investigating.
Don’t trust the story.
Check the face
Names can be fake, but a face can lead you to public records. Run a photo search across mugshots, criminal records, and public web sources.
Start free. Unlock sources only if you see a promising match.
How Surfface records & mugshot search works
STEP 1
Upload a face photo
Start with a clear image of the person you want to check. You do not need a name, address, or phone number.
STEP 2
Run a free face search
Surfface searches across public sources where that face may appear, including mugshots, criminal records, police records, news, articles, forums, and other public web results.
STEP 3
Review possible matches
You can see potential matches before unlocking sources. This helps you decide whether the result is worth checking further.
STEP 4
Unlock sources for more information
If you see a promising match, use credits to unlock the source and view more context. You can buy one-time credits or choose a subscription if you search regularly.
Don’t guess who they are.
Check
Surfface helps you search public records by photo, so you can check whether a face may appear in mugshots, criminal records, or police sources.
Check first. Trust later.