Learn Where to Find, Access and Request Nebraska Arrest Records

Nebraska Arrest records contain information pertaining to the arrest of individuals on the basis of crimes committed by them. The public can obtain copies of such records in the form of Record of Arrest and Prosecution sheets (RAP) sheets of individuals. This service will cost $15 for each individual record, and came into effect on June 1, 2006.
Requestors also have the option to mail the application to:

Nebraska State Patrol
Criminal Identification Division
P.O. Box No. 94907
Lincoln, NE 68509

The request should contain some details about the individual, such as:
•    Last Name
•    First Name
•    Middle Initial
•    Date of Birth
•    Social Security number
•    Alias names, if any

The detailed information can be obtained by visiting the official website of the Crime Identification Department of Nebraska State Patrol at http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/FindFile.asp?ID=209 .

Nebraska Arrest Statistics

Just to give an insight into the number of arrests taking place in Nebraska each year, the top five categories of arrest in Nebraska for the year of 2008 include:

•    Driving under influence with 13,280 arrests
•    Liquor law violations with 12,135 arrests
•    Drug abuse with 10,295 arrests
•    Simple assault with 9,128 arrests
•    Larceny theft with 8,242 arrests

The total number of arrests for that year stood at 74,984. Visit http://www.ncc.ne.gov/statistics/data_search/arrest/orates_http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/crosstab.html for all relevant facts and figures. The above figures highlight the importance of Nebraska arrest records.
      

Rules in Creation of Arrest Records in Nebraska

All information regarding rules and regulations of arrests can be found in the http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/sor/find.cfm website of the Nebraska state police.

In Nebraska, each occasion when an individual is taken into custody or issued summons and citations is considered an arrest. For a juvenile, a warning without any further action is counted as an arrest. Only a single arrest is counted when a criminal is charged with multiple crimes at the time of arrest. The proceedings in the court are also stored in the court's computerized database. Nebraska State law makes it compulsory for all such records to be made available to the public on request.

Format of Arrest Records and Unavailability of Records

The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice maintains the Nebraska arrest data in the following two formats:

•    The Uniform Crime Reporting Format (UCR)
•    The Nebraska Incident Based Reporting System format

The most common type of data stored in such records is the offense data. Offense data is actually a set of crimes known to the law enforcement agencies of Nebraska.

The 8 crimes which mainly find place in the Uniform Crime Reporting Format (UCR) include:

•    Homicide
•    Rape and sexual assault
•    Robbery
•    Burglary
•    Larceny
•    Motor vehicle theft
•    Arson
 
There are certain situations in which the Nebraska arrest records are not available to the public. These include some rare cases of espionage, treason and matters affecting national security which are not to be revealed to the public under any circumstances. There are special laws governing such matters which are beyond the scope of this article.

Procedure to Access the Nebraska Arrest Records

The most authentic source for retrieving any Nebraska arrest record is the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice website.

-You will initially need to visit the above mentioned website at http://www.ncc.ne.gov/.
-Once on the homepage, you will come across a link titled ‘statistics’ on the left menu bar of the home page.
-Once on the statistics page you will come across a link titled ‘Arrest data query’ at the bottom of the page.
-This page will direct you to the arrest record directory. Here you would be required to submit the query after providing the necessary input information.

There are several sources available for obtaining Nebraska arrest records. In order to assure the utmost in relevancy and accuracy, visit http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/sor/find.cfm for regularly updated information.
 

Information Obtained from Nebraska Arrest Records

Nebraska Arrest records contain information such as:

•    Personal information like the name of the convict, alias names if any, race, eye color, hair color, sex, date of birth, the place of birth, and height
•    Case related information such as the individual's case number along with a detailed description of the crime committed
•    The photograph of the convict, his or her Social Security number, the conviction status, the DCN number, and date of arrest

The interested users have the option to order a detailed recording of the charges filed against the convict by submitting a written application to the following address:

Nebraska Crime Commission
Michael Behm, Executive Director
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box No – 94946
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4946

You are also free to call or the following numbers:
Phone No: (402) 471-2194
Fax: (402) 471-2837

However, such information is not provided for free. A nominal fee of approximately $27 per record is charged by the agencies for the online service.