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.
Keya Paha County, Nebraska, has 819 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Keya Paha County depends on where the incident happened: the Keya Paha 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 Keya Paha 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 Keya Paha County that is the Keya Paha 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 Keya Paha County in Keya Paha County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Keya Paha County Sheriff's Office
The Keya Paha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 0 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (402)497-3201. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at keyapahacountyne.gov/webpages/sheriff/sheriff.html (page title: Keya Paha County Sheriff), phone (402)497-3201, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Keya Paha County
The FBI lists no city in Keya Paha County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Springview and Burton.
How Many Reports: Keya Paha County in 2025
The one agency in Keya Paha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Keya Paha County Sheriff's Office reported 0 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Keya Paha County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Keya Paha 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 Keya Paha 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 Keya Paha County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Keya Paha County in Keya Paha County.
How do I get a report from the Keya Paha County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (402)497-3201. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Keya Paha 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.