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 4, 2026.
Brown County, Nebraska, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Brown County depends on where the incident happened: the Brown 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 Nebraska Public Records Statutes requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Brown 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 Brown County that is the Brown 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 FBI's list also places the State Patrol in Brown County in Brown County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Brown County Sheriff's Office
The Brown County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 65 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 402-387-1440. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at browncountyne.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Brown County Government), phone 402-387-1440, 142 West 4th Street Ainsworth, NE 69210, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Brown County
The FBI lists no city in Brown County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Ainsworth, Long Pine and Johnstown.
How Many Reports: Brown County in 2025
The one agency in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 3 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Brown County Sheriff's Office reported 65 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Nebraska Public Records Statutes Requires
Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the agency must answer a request within 4 business days, and it may charge copying, and staff time after the first four hours. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 402-387-0926, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Brown County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Brown County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
How long does an agency in Brown County 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 Brown County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Brown County in Brown County.
How do I get a report from the Brown County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 402-387-1440. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Brown 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.