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.
Lander County, Nevada, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lander County depends on where the incident happened: the Lander 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 Nevada Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Lander 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 Lander County that is the Lander 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.
Reports from the Lander County Sheriff's Office
The Lander County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 122 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 775-635-5161. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at landerso.gov (page title: Lander County Sheriff's Office, Nevada | Lander County Sheriff's Office, Nevada), phone 775-635-5161, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
How Many Reports: Lander County in 2025
The one agency in Lander County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 68 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Lander County Sheriff's Office reported 122 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Nevada Public Records Act Requires
Under the Nevada Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying; staff time only for extraordinary requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (775) 635-5195, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lander County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lander County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Lander County have to answer?
Under the Nevada Public Records Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying; staff time only for extraordinary requests.
How do I get a report from the Lander County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 775-635-5161. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Lander 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.