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.
Sheridan County, Nebraska, has about 4,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sheridan County depends on where the incident happened: the Sheridan 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: Sheridan County public records, Sheridan County arrest records, Sheridan County warrants, Sheridan County inmate search, Sheridan County criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sheridan 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 Sheridan County that is the Sheridan 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 Sheridan County in Sheridan County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office
The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 43 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 308 327-2161. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheridancounty.ne.gov/webpages/sheriff/sheriff.html (page title: Sheridan County Sheriff), phone 308 327-2161, 2161 Address Sheriff's Office 303 East 2nd Street Rushville, NE 69360, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sheridan County
The one city the FBI lists in Sheridan County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Gordon: 3 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 102 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: Sheridan County in 2025
The two agencies in Sheridan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9 violent and 28 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Sheridan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 145 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 308-282-0690, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sheridan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Sheridan County in Sheridan County.
How do I get a report from the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 308 327-2161. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Sheridan 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.