Reviewed and updated October 9, 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.
Nez Perce County, Idaho, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nez Perce County depends on where the incident happened: the Nez Perce 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 Idaho Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Nez Perce County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Nez Perce County that is the Nez Perce 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.
Reports from the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office
The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 779 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 208-799-3132. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.nezperce.id.us/Elected-Officials/Sheriff/In-Custody (page title: In Custody, Nez Perce County Sheriff), phone 208-799-3132, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Nez Perce County
The one city the FBI lists in Nez Perce County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Lewiston: 61 violent and 469 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,341 arrests reported for 2025. The Lewiston police records page is at cityoflewiston.org/182/Obtaining-Public-Records-Police-Reports, phone (208) 746-7948 (verified September 26, 2026).
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Nez Perce County in 2025
The two agencies in Nez Perce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 69 violent and 501 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Nez Perce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,120 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Idaho Public Records Act Requires
The Idaho Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, at a charge of copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 208-799-3195, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Nez Perce County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed.
How long does an agency in Nez Perce County have to answer?
Under the Idaho Public Records Act, within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed. It may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours.
How do I get a report from the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 208-799-3132. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed.
Is this the official Nez Perce 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.