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 between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County, has about 489,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Omaha depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Nebraska Public Records Statutes requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Omaha public records, Douglas County police reports, Omaha arrest records, Omaha warrants, Omaha inmate search, Omaha criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Omaha
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.
Inside Omaha that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Omaha Police Department); outside it, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the State Patrol in Douglas County in Douglas County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Metropolitan Community College in Douglas County (campus police) and the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Omaha Police
For Omaha, SearchSystems opened and checked the Omaha police records page at police.cityofomaha.org/request-a-police-report (page title: Omaha Police Department | Request a Copy of a Police Report), phone 402-444-5600, 505 S. 15th Street, (Attn: Records Manager), Omaha, NE 68102, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Omaha had 1,707 violent and 13,649 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 15,491 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 74 violent and 486 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,633 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dgso.org/index.php/dgso-inmate-reports (page title: DGSO Inmate Reports), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
What the Nebraska Public Records Statutes Requires
The Nebraska Public Records Statutes sets the rules: an answer within 4 business days, at a charge of copying, and staff time after the first four hours, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at registerofdeeds.douglascounty-ne.gov/document-category/records-requ... (page title: Records Requests & Copies Archives | Register Of Deeds).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Omaha?
From the agency that took it. The Omaha police records page is at police.cityofomaha.org, phone 402-444-5600; the sheriff's reports come from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Omaha have to answer?
Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes, within 4 business days. It may charge copying, and staff time after the first four hours.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Omaha?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Douglas County in Douglas County.
How do I get a report from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Omaha website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.