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.
Douglas County, Nebraska, has about 601,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Douglas County depends on where the incident happened: the Douglas 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Douglas County public records, Douglas County arrest records, Douglas County warrants, Douglas County inmate search, Douglas County criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Douglas 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 Douglas County that is the Douglas 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 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 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Douglas County
The six cities the FBI lists in Douglas County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Omaha: 1,707 violent and 13,649 property crimes reported for 2025; 15,491 arrests reported for 2025. The Omaha police records page is at police.cityofomaha.org/request-a-police-report, phone 402-444-5600 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ralston: 4 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 203 arrests reported for 2025.
- Valley: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bennington: 3 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waterloo: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Boys Town: 5 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 63 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Douglas County in 2025
The seven agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,794 violent and 14,243 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,439 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 Douglas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County?
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 Douglas 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.