Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Otoe County, Nebraska, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Otoe County is held at the county jail, run by the Otoe County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Otoe County public records, Otoe County arrest records, Otoe County warrants, Otoe County criminal records, Otoe County court records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Otoe County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Otoe County is held at the county jail, run by the Otoe County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Otoe County Sheriff's Office at otoecountyne.gov/sheriff/divisions/corrections/inmate_roster.php (page title: Otoe County | Nebraska), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Otoe County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 23 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 21 beds, and it ran at 110 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Otoe County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Otoe County Jail
The Otoe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Nebraska City make the arrests that end in a booking in Otoe County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Otoe County: the State Patrol in Otoe County (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Nebraska City's 184 for 2025 and the Otoe County Sheriff's Office's 146 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Otoe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 330 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Otoe County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services lists its inmates at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/COR_input.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Otoe County?
Look on the custody page of the Otoe County Sheriff's Office at otoecountyne.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Otoe County jail?
About 23 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 21 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Otoe County go?
To a facility of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; its inmate locator is at dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov.
Is this the official Otoe 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.