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 on September 24, 2026.
Niobrara County, Wyoming, has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Niobrara County depends on where the incident happened: the Niobrara 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 Wyoming Public Records Act 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 Niobrara County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Niobrara County that is the Niobrara 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 Niobrara County Sheriff's Office
The Niobrara County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at niobrarasheriff.org/detention (page title: Detention | Niobrara Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Niobrara County
The one city the FBI lists in Niobrara County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Lusk: 5 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 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: Niobrara County in 2025
The two agencies in Niobrara County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 16 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Lusk reported 40 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Wyoming Public Records Act Requires
The Wyoming Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 30 days at most, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 307-334-9994, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Niobrara County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Niobrara County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
How long does an agency in Niobrara County have to answer?
Under the Wyoming Public Records Act, within 30 days at most. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Niobrara County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
Is this the official Niobrara 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.