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 September 30, 2026.
Gosper County, Nebraska, has about 1,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gosper County depends on where the incident happened: the Gosper 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 Gosper 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 Gosper County that is the Gosper 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 Gosper County in Gosper County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Gosper County Sheriff's Office
The Gosper County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 7 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 308-785-2420. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gospercountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Gosper County), phone 308-785-2420, 68937, Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Gosper County
The FBI lists no city in Gosper County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Elwood and Smithfield.
How Many Reports: Gosper County in 2025
The one agency in Gosper County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 1 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Gosper County Sheriff's Office reported 7 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at gospercountyne.gov/county-clerk/freedom-of-information-request (page title: Freedom of Information Request | Gosper County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 308-785-2320, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gosper County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gosper 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 Gosper 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 Gosper County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Gosper County in Gosper County.
How do I get a report from the Gosper County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 308-785-2420. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Gosper 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.