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.
Nemaha County, Nebraska, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nemaha County depends on where the incident happened: the Nemaha 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 Nemaha County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Nemaha County that is the Nemaha 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 Nemaha County in Nemaha County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 78 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 402-274-3139. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at nemahacountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Nemaha County), phone 402-274-3139, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Cities in Nemaha County
The FBI lists no city in Nemaha County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Auburn, Peru, Johnson, Brownville, Brock, Nemaha and Julian.
How Many Reports: Nemaha County in 2025
The one agency in Nemaha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8 violent and 17 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office reported 78 arrests to the FBI for 2022, 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 nemahacountyne.gov/county-clerk/freedom-of-information-request (page title: Freedom of Information Request | Nemaha County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 402-274-1105, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Nemaha County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nemaha 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Nemaha County in Nemaha County.
How do I get a report from the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 402-274-3139. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Nemaha 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.