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Nebraska law enforcement agencies: 287 are on record with the FBI. 285 of them (99%) report crime data; 2 have never filed a return.

287Agencies
285Reporting to the FBI
2Never reported
99%Reporting rate

Federal funding

$37.4m awarded to recipients in Nebraska under the main federal policing programmes since October 2019. Recipients are usually cities rather than police departments, so this is reported for the state as a whole — why there is no per-agency figure.

ProgrammeAwardedAwards
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant$18.0m36
COPS Hiring Program$15.8m51
DNA Backlog Reduction$3.7m6

FBI reporting participation

This is a state-level figure published by the FBI, not a per-agency one — it counts how many agencies across Nebraska submitted crime data to the FBI in a given year. There is no per-agency participation file in the FBI’s bulk data, so this cannot be attributed to any single agency.

345Agencies on file, 2025
263Submitted data (76.0%)
263NIBRS participants (100.0%)
2,010,209Population covered by NIBRS submitters
YearTotal agenciesSubmitted dataNIBRSPopulation covered
2025345263 (76.0%)263 (100.0%)2,010,209
2024343256 (75.0%)256 (100.0%)1,998,202
2023342258 (75.0%)258 (100.0%)1,947,674
2022342265 (77.0%)264 (100.0%)1,465,777
2021340270 (79.0%)270 (100.0%)1,473,184
2020333240 (72.0%)128 (53.0%)1,058,926
2019333239 (72.0%)120 (50.0%)1,031,510
2018331235 (71.0%)98 (42.0%)970,491
2017331237 (72.0%)90 (38.0%)860,808
2016331236 (71.0%)86 (36.0%)842,356
2015330235 (71.0%)85 (36.0%)792,532
2014330224 (68.0%)73 (33.0%)730,123
2013327220 (67.0%)68 (31.0%)686,383
2012327225 (69.0%)64 (28.0%)647,725
2011327231 (71.0%)64 (28.0%)629,158
2010325229 (70.0%)63 (28.0%)617,848
2009325232 (71.0%)62 (27.0%)614,552
2008325233 (72.0%)62 (27.0%)585,180
2007325237 (73.0%)59 (25.0%)557,965
2006325235 (72.0%)59 (25.0%)556,270
2005324235 (73.0%)56 (24.0%)542,172
2004324243 (75.0%)56 (23.0%)531,711
2003322243 (75.0%)51 (21.0%)480,315
2002322242 (75.0%)39 (16.0%)409,507
2001321243 (76.0%)20 (8.0%)285,522
2000321248 (77.0%)8 (3.0%)159,352
1999322251 (78.0%)9 (4.0%)202,004
1998322254 (79.0%)9 (4.0%)205,496
1997322249 (77.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1996322253 (79.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1995322255 (79.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1994322255 (79.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1993322257 (80.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1992322256 (80.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1991322257 (80.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1990322256 (80.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1989320226 (71.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1988320224 (70.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1987322222 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1986322227 (70.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1985322229 (71.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1984229137 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1983229138 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1982229145 (63.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1981229176 (77.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1980229184 (80.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1979229196 (86.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1978229199 (87.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1977228200 (88.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1976227205 (90.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1975227208 (92.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1974224205 (92.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1973226209 (92.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1972225216 (96.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1971218212 (97.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1970139108 (78.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1969139108 (78.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1968139114 (82.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1967139115 (83.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1966139120 (86.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1965139124 (89.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1964138127 (92.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1963137130 (95.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1962137130 (95.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1961137129 (94.0%)0 (0.0%)0
1960137126 (92.0%)0 (0.0%)0

Workforce over time

Sworn officers reported to the FBI each year by agencies in Nebraska, with the number of agencies that filed a return that year shown alongside. That reporting base changes year to year, so a rising officer count here can simply mean more agencies reported, not that more officers were hired. The rate is per 1,000 people in the population those reporting agencies themselves cover, not a Census population for the whole state.

YearOfficersPopulation coveredPer 1,000Reporting agencies
1960820704,0351.1636
1961916917,2061.0064
19628771,014,4400.8684
19639471,025,7160.9288
1964914975,5260.9479
1965932983,8050.9581
19661,0551,057,7811.0071
19671,1621,120,7251.0481
19681,065942,5321.1380
19691,122961,2031.1778
19701,2941,014,8541.2864
19711,5071,395,5391.08144
19721,6991,404,1581.21149
19731,8691,454,6091.28156
19741,9251,462,9011.32157
19751,9451,470,6251.32159
19761,9321,477,4481.31161
19771,9501,486,0301.31164
19781,9821,490,9241.33163
19791,9831,508,8621.31162
19801,9641,481,8981.33154
19812,0091,507,9621.33159
19822,0321,559,0131.30154
19832,0371,572,0171.30150
19842,1071,580,6301.33151
19852,0701,582,5091.31151
19862,0651,567,7811.32150
19872,0881,569,2401.33150
19882,1411,577,9671.36151
19892,2321,588,0661.41151
19902,2601,555,9771.45150
19912,2991,572,6961.46152
19922,2321,528,4431.46151
19932,3611,589,3551.49153
19942,4081,603,3491.50153
19952,4831,617,5691.54153
19962,5391,631,3401.56153
19972,5751,631,7931.58151
19982,6361,661,4361.59173
19992,6641,645,6431.62154
20002,7461,682,3731.63154
20012,7441,670,4521.64147
20022,8271,695,6751.67152
20032,7791,661,5201.67145
20042,8681,691,3881.70152
20052,8321,664,3581.70145
20062,8911,708,2011.69146
20072,8031,686,6901.66149
20082,9341,757,4611.67156
20092,9621,737,6741.70152
20102,9961,767,6361.69150
20112,9921,786,7451.67148
20122,9761,801,3591.65150
20132,9741,809,9811.64145
20143,0971,862,8451.66154
20153,1621,888,3181.67159
20162,9771,791,6871.66140
20172,8301,697,4951.67128
20183,2811,911,2371.72154
20193,2611,911,8851.71155
20203,1981,877,7161.70149
20213,2121,885,5541.70147
20223,1821,933,5741.65165
20233,0761,891,4421.63153
20243,1781,937,0371.64158
20253,1551,936,1581.63154

Agencies

AgencyTypeCountyFBI reporting
Adams County Sheriff's OfficeCountyAdamsReporting
Albion Police DepartmentCityBooneReporting
Alliance Police DepartmentCityBox ButteReporting
Antelope County Sheriff's OfficeCountyAntelopeReporting
Arthur County Sheriff's OfficeCountyArthurReporting
Ashland Police DepartmentCitySaundersReporting
Atkinson Police DepartmentCityHoltReporting
Aurora Police DepartmentCityHamiltonReporting
Banner County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBannerReporting
Battle Creek Police DepartmentCityMadisonReporting
Bayard Police DepartmentCityMorrillReporting
Beatrice Police DepartmentCityGageReporting
Bellevue Police DepartmentCitySarpyReporting
Bennington Police DepartmentCityDouglasReporting
Blaine County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBlaineReporting
Blair Police DepartmentCityWashingtonReporting
Bloomfield Police DepartmentCityKnoxReporting
Boone County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBooneReporting
Box Butte County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBox ButteReporting
Boyd County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBoydReporting
Boys Town Police DepartmentCityDouglasReporting
Broken Bow Police DepartmentCityCusterReporting
Brown County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBrownReporting
Buffalo County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBuffaloReporting
Burt County Sheriff's OfficeCountyBurtReporting
Butler County Sheriff's OfficeCountyButlerReporting
Cass County Sheriff's OfficeCountyCassReporting
Cedar County Sheriff's OfficeCountyCedarReporting
Central City Police DepartmentCityMerrickReporting
Chadron Police DepartmentCityDawesReporting
Chase County Sheriff's OfficeCountyChaseReporting
Cherry County Sheriff's OfficeCountyCherryReporting
Cheyenne County Sheriff's OfficeCountyCheyenneReporting
Clay County Sheriff's OfficeCountyClayReporting
Colfax County Sheriff's OfficeCountyColfaxReporting
Columbus Police DepartmentCityPlatteReporting
Cozad Police DepartmentCityDawsonReporting
Creighton Police DepartmentCityKnoxReporting
Crete Police DepartmentCitySalineReporting
Cuming County Sheriff's OfficeCountyCumingReporting
Custer County Sheriff's OfficeCountyCusterReporting
Dakota County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDakotaReporting
David City Police DepartmentCityButlerReporting
Dawes County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDawesReporting
Dawson County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDawsonReporting
Decatur Police DepartmentCityBurtReporting
Deuel County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDeuelReporting
Dixon County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDixonReporting
Dodge County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDodgeReporting
Douglas County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDouglasReporting
Dundy County Sheriff's OfficeCountyDundyReporting
Emerson Police DepartmentCityDakota, Dixon, ThurstonReporting
Falls City Police DepartmentCityRichardsonReporting
Fillmore County Sheriff's OfficeCountyFillmoreReporting
Franklin County Sheriff's OfficeCountyFranklinReporting
Fremont Police DepartmentCityDodgeReporting
Frontier County Sheriff's OfficeCountyFrontierReporting
Furnas County Sheriff's OfficeCountyFurnasReporting
Gage County Sheriff's OfficeCountyGageReporting
Garden County Sheriff's OfficeCountyGardenReporting
Garfield County Sheriff's OfficeCountyGarfieldReporting
Gering Police DepartmentCityScotts BluffReporting
Gordon Police DepartmentCitySheridanReporting
Gosper County Sheriff's OfficeCountyGosperReporting
Gothenburg Police DepartmentCityDawsonReporting
Grand Island Police DepartmentCityHallReporting
Grant County Sheriff's OfficeCountyGrantReporting
Greeley County Sheriff's OfficeCountyGreeleyReporting
Hall County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHallReporting
Hamilton County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHamiltonReporting
Harlan County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHarlanReporting
Harvard Police DepartmentCityClayReporting
Hastings Police DepartmentCityAdamsReporting
Hayes County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHayesReporting
Henderson Police DepartmentCityYorkReporting
Hitchcock County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHitchcockReporting
Holdrege Police DepartmentCityPhelpsReporting
Holt County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHoltReporting
Hooker County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHookerReporting
Howard County Sheriff's OfficeCountyHowardReporting
Imperial Police DepartmentCityChaseReporting
Jefferson County Sheriff's OfficeCountyJeffersonReporting
Johnson County Sheriff's OfficeCountyJohnsonReporting
Kearney County Sheriff's OfficeCountyKearneyReporting
Kearney Police DepartmentCityBuffaloReporting
Keith County Sheriff's OfficeCountyKeithReporting
Keya Paha County Sheriff's OfficeCountyKeya PahaReporting
Kimball County Sheriff's OfficeCountyKimballReporting
Kimball Police DepartmentCityKimballReporting
Knox County Sheriff's OfficeCountyKnoxReporting
La Vista Police DepartmentCitySarpyReporting
Lancaster County Sheriff's OfficeCountyLancasterReporting
Laurel Police DepartmentCityCedarReporting
Lexington Police DepartmentCityDawsonReporting
Lincoln County Sheriff's OfficeCountyLincolnReporting
Lincoln Police DepartmentCityLancasterReporting
Logan County Sheriff's OfficeCountyLoganReporting
Loup County Sheriff's OfficeCountyLoupReporting
Lyman Police DepartmentCityScotts BluffReporting
Madison County Sheriff's OfficeCountyMadisonReporting
Madison Police DepartmentCityMadisonReporting
McCook Police DepartmentCityRed WillowReporting
McPherson County Sheriff's OfficeCountyMcphersonReporting
Merrick County Sheriff's OfficeCountyMerrickReporting
Metropolitan Community College: Douglas CountyUniversity or CollegeDouglasReporting
Milford Police DepartmentCitySewardReporting
Minatare Police DepartmentCityScotts BluffReporting
Minden Police DepartmentCityKearneyReporting
Mitchell Police DepartmentCityScotts BluffReporting
Morrill County Sheriff's OfficeCountyMorrillReporting
Morrill Police DepartmentCityScotts BluffReporting
Nance County Sheriff's OfficeCountyNanceReporting
Nebraska City Police DepartmentCityOtoeReporting
Nebraska State Fire MarshalOther State AgencyLancasterReporting
Neligh Police DepartmentCityAntelopeReporting
Nemaha County Sheriff's OfficeCountyNemahaReporting
Norfolk Police DepartmentCityMadisonReporting
North Platte Police DepartmentCityLincolnReporting
Nuckolls County Sheriff's OfficeCountyNuckollsReporting
O'Neill Police DepartmentCityHoltReporting
Oakland Police DepartmentCityBurtReporting
Ogallala Police DepartmentCityKeithReporting
Omaha Police DepartmentCityDouglasReporting
Omaha TribalTribalNot SpecifiedReporting
Ord Police DepartmentCityValleyReporting
Osmond Police DepartmentCityPierceReporting
Otoe County Sheriff's OfficeCountyOtoeReporting
Papillion Police DepartmentCitySarpyReporting
Pawnee County Sheriff's OfficeCountyPawneeReporting
Perkins County Sheriff's OfficeCountyPerkinsReporting
Phelps County Sheriff's OfficeCountyPhelpsReporting
Pierce County Sheriff's OfficeCountyPierceReporting
Pierce Police DepartmentCityPierceReporting
Plainview Police DepartmentCityPierceReporting
Platte County Sheriff's OfficeCountyPlatteReporting
Plattsmouth Police DepartmentCityCassReporting
Polk County Sheriff's OfficeCountyPolkReporting
Ralston Police DepartmentCityDouglasReporting
Randolph Police DepartmentCityCedar, PierceReporting
Ravenna Police DepartmentCityBuffaloReporting
Red Willow County Sheriff's OfficeCountyRed WillowReporting
Richardson County Sheriff's OfficeCountyRichardsonReporting
Rock County Sheriff's OfficeCountyRockReporting
Saline County Sheriff's OfficeCountySalineReporting
Santee TribalTribalNot SpecifiedReporting
Sarpy County Sheriff's OfficeCountySarpyReporting
Saunders County Sheriff's OfficeCountySaundersReporting
Schuyler Police DepartmentCityColfaxReporting
Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's OfficeCountyScotts BluffReporting
Scottsbluff Police DepartmentCityScotts BluffReporting
Scribner Police DepartmentCityDodgeReporting
Seward County Sheriff's OfficeCountySewardReporting
Seward Police DepartmentCitySewardReporting
Sheridan County Sheriff's OfficeCountySheridanReporting
Sherman County Sheriff's OfficeCountyShermanReporting
Sidney Police DepartmentCityCheyenneReporting
Sioux County Sheriff's OfficeCountySiouxReporting
South Sioux City Police DepartmentCityDakotaReporting
St. Paul Police DepartmentCityHowardReporting
Stanton County Sheriff's OfficeCountyStantonReporting
State Patrol: Adams CountyState PoliceAdamsReporting
State Patrol: Antelope CountyState PoliceAntelopeReporting
State Patrol: Arthur CountyState PoliceArthurReporting
State Patrol: Banner CountyState PoliceBannerReporting
State Patrol: Blaine CountyState PoliceBlaineReporting
State Patrol: Boone CountyState PoliceBooneReporting
State Patrol: Box Butte CountyState PoliceBox ButteReporting
State Patrol: Boyd CountyState PoliceBoydReporting
State Patrol: Brown CountyState PoliceBrownReporting
State Patrol: Buffalo CountyState PoliceBuffaloReporting
State Patrol: Burt CountyState PoliceBurtReporting
State Patrol: Butler CountyState PoliceButlerReporting
State Patrol: Cass CountyState PoliceCassReporting
State Patrol: Cedar CountyState PoliceCedarReporting
State Patrol: Chase CountyState PoliceChaseReporting
State Patrol: Cherry CountyState PoliceCherryReporting
State Patrol: Cheyenne CountyState PoliceCheyenneReporting
State Patrol: Clay CountyState PoliceClayReporting
State Patrol: Colfax CountyState PoliceColfaxReporting
State Patrol: Cuming CountyState PoliceCumingReporting
State Patrol: Custer CountyState PoliceCusterReporting
State Patrol: Dakota CountyState PoliceDakotaReporting
State Patrol: Dawes CountyState PoliceDawesReporting
State Patrol: Dawson CountyState PoliceDawsonReporting
State Patrol: Deuel CountyState PoliceDeuelReporting
State Patrol: Dixon CountyState PoliceDixonReporting
State Patrol: Dodge CountyState PoliceDodgeReporting
State Patrol: Douglas CountyState PoliceDouglasReporting
State Patrol: Dundy CountyState PoliceDundyReporting
State Patrol: Fillmore CountyState PoliceFillmoreReporting
State Patrol: Franklin CountyState PoliceFranklinReporting
State Patrol: Frontier CountyState PoliceFrontierReporting
State Patrol: Furnas CountyState PoliceFurnasReporting
State Patrol: Gage CountyState PoliceGageReporting
State Patrol: Garden CountyState PoliceGardenReporting
State Patrol: Garfield CountyState PoliceGarfieldReporting
State Patrol: Gosper CountyState PoliceGosperReporting
State Patrol: Grant CountyState PoliceGrantReporting
State Patrol: Greeley CountyState PoliceGreeleyReporting
State Patrol: Hall CountyState PoliceHallReporting
State Patrol: Hamilton CountyState PoliceHamiltonReporting
State Patrol: Harlan CountyState PoliceHarlanReporting
State Patrol: Hayes CountyState PoliceHayesReporting
State Patrol: Hitchcock CountyState PoliceHitchcockReporting
State Patrol: Holt CountyState PoliceHoltReporting
State Patrol: Hooker CountyState PoliceHookerReporting
State Patrol: Howard CountyState PoliceHowardReporting
State Patrol: Jefferson CountyState PoliceJeffersonReporting
State Patrol: Johnson CountyState PoliceJohnsonReporting
State Patrol: Kearney CountyState PoliceKearneyReporting
State Patrol: Keith CountyState PoliceKeithReporting
State Patrol: Keya Paha CountyState PoliceKeya PahaReporting
State Patrol: Kimball CountyState PoliceKimballReporting
State Patrol: Knox CountyState PoliceKnoxReporting
State Patrol: Lancaster CountyState PoliceLancasterReporting
State Patrol: Lincoln CountyState PoliceLincolnReporting
State Patrol: Logan CountyState PoliceLoganReporting
State Patrol: Loup CountyState PoliceLoupReporting
State Patrol: Madison CountyState PoliceMadisonReporting
State Patrol: McPherson CountyState PoliceMcphersonReporting
State Patrol: Merrick CountyState PoliceMerrickReporting
State Patrol: Morrill CountyState PoliceMorrillReporting
State Patrol: Nance CountyState PoliceNanceReporting
State Patrol: Nemaha CountyState PoliceNemahaReporting
State Patrol: Nuckolls CountyState PoliceNuckollsReporting
State Patrol: Otoe CountyState PoliceOtoeReporting
State Patrol: Pawnee CountyState PolicePawneeReporting
State Patrol: Perkins CountyState PolicePerkinsReporting
State Patrol: Phelps CountyState PolicePhelpsReporting
State Patrol: Pierce CountyState PolicePierceReporting
State Patrol: Platte CountyState PolicePlatteReporting
State Patrol: Polk CountyState PolicePolkReporting
State Patrol: Red Willow CountyState PoliceRed WillowReporting
State Patrol: Richardson CountyState PoliceRichardsonReporting
State Patrol: Rock CountyState PoliceRockReporting
State Patrol: Saline CountyState PoliceSalineReporting
State Patrol: Sarpy CountyState PoliceSarpyReporting
State Patrol: Saunders CountyState PoliceSaundersReporting
State Patrol: Scotts Bluff CountyState PoliceScotts BluffReporting
State Patrol: Seward CountyState PoliceSewardReporting
State Patrol: Sheridan CountyState PoliceSheridanReporting
State Patrol: Sherman CountyState PoliceShermanReporting
State Patrol: Sioux CountyState PoliceSiouxReporting
State Patrol: Stanton CountyState PoliceStantonReporting
State Patrol: Thayer CountyState PoliceThayerReporting
State Patrol: Thomas CountyState PoliceThomasReporting
State Patrol: Thurston CountyState PoliceThurstonReporting
State Patrol: Valley CountyState PoliceValleyReporting
State Patrol: Washington CountyState PoliceWashingtonReporting
State Patrol: Wayne CountyState PoliceWayneReporting
State Patrol: Webster CountyState PoliceWebsterReporting
State Patrol: Wheeler CountyState PoliceWheelerReporting
State Patrol: York CountyState PoliceYorkReporting
Superior Police DepartmentCityNuckollsReporting
Sutton Police DepartmentCityClayReporting
Tekamah Police DepartmentCityBurtReporting
Thayer County Sheriff's OfficeCountyThayerReporting
Thomas County Sheriff's OfficeCountyThomasReporting
Thurston County Sheriff's OfficeCountyThurstonReporting
Tilden Police DepartmentCityAntelope, MadisonReporting
Union Pacific Railroad Police DepartmentOtherDouglasReporting
University of Nebraska: KearneyUniversity or CollegeBuffaloReporting
University of Nebraska: LincolnUniversity or CollegeLancasterReporting
University of Nebraska: OmahaUniversity or CollegeDouglasReporting
Valentine Police DepartmentCityCherryReporting
Valley County Sheriff's OfficeCountyValleyReporting
Valley Police DepartmentCityDouglasReporting
Wahoo Police DepartmentCitySaundersReporting
Washington County Sheriff's OfficeCountyWashingtonReporting
Waterloo Police DepartmentCityDouglasReporting
Wayne County Sheriff's OfficeCountyWayneReporting
Wayne Police DepartmentCityWayneReporting
Webster County Sheriff's OfficeCountyWebsterReporting
West Point Police DepartmentCityCumingReporting
Wheeler County Sheriff's OfficeCountyWheelerReporting
Winnebago TribalTribalNot SpecifiedReporting
Wisner Police DepartmentCityCumingReporting
Wymore Police DepartmentCityGageReporting
York County Sheriff's OfficeCountyYorkReporting
York Police DepartmentCityYorkReporting
Yutan Police DepartmentCitySaundersReporting
Dodge Snyder Police DepartmentCityDodgeReporting
Hooper Police DepartmentCityDodgeReporting
Nebraska State PatrolState PoliceNot SpecifiedNever
Shelton Police DepartmentCityBuffaloReporting
Ewing Police DepartmentCityHoltReporting
Walthill Police DepartmentCityThurstonNever