Sheriff Hanson: Delivering Results
Sheriff Aaron Hanson is delivering real results. Since taking office, Douglas County has seen major reductions in crime and vehicle accidents:
- Reducing Crime:
- Overall theft: -26.02%
- Theft from vehicles: -25.87
- Assault: -4.56%
- Financial Crimes: -6.2%
- Construction crime from August 2023 to August 2025: -56%
- Safer Roads:
Compared to the first half of 2024, vehicle fatalities are down 75% and personal injury crashes are down 34%.
- Reducing Construction Crime:
Construction crime from August 2023 to August 2025 down 56% helping to lower building costs for consumers.
- Recruitment and Retention:
Despite local and national struggles to recruit law enforcement officers, DCSO saw a 145% increase in applicants.
- Addressing the Issues that Matter:
Sheriff Hanson created the Community Action Team (CAT) to respond to community concerns in real time. CAT is deployed across Douglas County to tackle the issues residents care about most, including street racing, reckless driving, and other public safety threats.
- Streamlining Efficiency:
Sheriff Hanson established the Special Operation Group (SOG) to improve coordination between task forces and top tier investigators. By working together across multiple cases, investigators are able to increase efficiency, raise solve rates, and enhance community safety. - Rehabilitation:
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office added three deputies to the Young Adult, Drug, and Veteran Problem-Solving Courts — programs proven to give Nebraskans a second chance to break the cycle of poverty and crime.