The statewide search will help identify any counties not identified via the PASST report and is a breadth search as opposed to the depth search provided by the per county detailed criminal background check. The statewide research is a wide search, encompassing all counties within a state. The statewide research is dependant on the counties reporting the information. A state search may not have the latest information, or the detailed information that might be contained in a county search. A good way of looking at the statewide research service is “A Mile Wide and an Inch Deep”. The statewide Criminal Report provides both Felony and Misdemeanor records where actual records are pulled from the state criminal records as available. The Statewide Criminal Report works best when directed by the states identified in the applicants' previous address information as returned by the PASST Report.