Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Nemaha County, Kansas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nemaha County depends on where the incident happened: the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Kansas Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Nemaha County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Nemaha County that is the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The Sabetha Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Nemaha County, so its arrests are not broken out for Nemaha County here.
Reports from the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 48 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at nemahasoks.gov/jail/jail-roster (page title: Jail Roster | Nemaha County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
How Many Reports: Nemaha County in 2025
The one agency in Nemaha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 5 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office reported 48 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Kansas Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at nemahasoks.gov/services/administration/open-records (page title: Open Records | Nemaha County Sheriff's Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-336-2170, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Nemaha County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Nemaha County have to answer?
Under the Kansas Open Records Act, within 3 business days. It may charge staff time and copying.
How do I get a report from the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Nemaha County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.