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.
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Scotts Bluff County depends on where the incident happened: the Scotts Bluff 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County that is the Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County in Scotts Bluff County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office
The Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 114 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 308 436-7300. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at scottsbluffcountyne.gov/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Scotts Bluff County), phone 308 436-7300, money Monday-Friday between the hours of 8AM-5PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Scotts Bluff County
The six cities the FBI lists in Scotts Bluff County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Scottsbluff: 103 violent and 470 property crimes reported for 2025; 512 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gering: 9 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 162 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mitchell: 5 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2025.
- Morrill: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Minatare: 2 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lyman: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 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: Scotts Bluff County in 2025
The seven agencies in Scotts Bluff County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 166 violent and 583 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Scotts Bluff County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 835 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 scottsbluffcountyne.gov/county-clerk/freedom-of-information-request (page title: Freedom of Information Request | Scotts Bluff County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 308 436-6674, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Scotts Bluff County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Scotts Bluff County in Scotts Bluff County.
How do I get a report from the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 308 436-7300. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Scotts Bluff 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.