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.
Lincoln County, Nebraska, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lincoln County depends on where the incident happened: the Lincoln 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County inmate search, Lincoln County criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lincoln 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 Lincoln County that is the Lincoln 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 Lincoln County in Lincoln County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 284 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx (page title: Lincoln County Sheriffs Office P2C), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lincoln County
The one city the FBI lists in Lincoln County with a reporting agency of its own:
- North Platte: 26 violent and 357 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,156 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: Lincoln County in 2025
The two agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 31 violent and 385 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,440 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 lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Police/Police-Records/Public-Record... (page title: Public Records Requests | City of Lincoln, NE).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 308-534-4350, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lincoln County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Lincoln County in Lincoln County.
How do I get a report from the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.