Off-Campus Reporting

Reporting options are not mutually exclusive. Both internal and criminal reports may be pursued simultaneously. Survivors are encouraged to select a friend or family member who can support them throughout this process.

Filing a Protection Order

Women's Center for Advancement (WCA)
402.345.6555

24/7 Crisis Hotline
402.345.7273

Español Hotline
402.672.7118

An advocate from the WCA would be able to help you complete a protection order request. There is also an advocate at the court house in the protection order office.

Available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Filing a Police Report

Call 911 if:

  • you have an emergency
  • a crime is in progress or has taken place
  • a crime involved a serious felony or injury
  • a crime occurred inside or outside the city limits

Calls to 911 are prioritized by the seriousness of the incident. Response times will vary due to the nature of the calls being handled at the time your call is made. The following are examples of serious felonies that must be reported through 911 to ensure a response of a police officer on the scene as soon as possible:  

  • Homicide
  • Sexual Assault
  • Serious Bodily Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Theft
  • Robbery, etc.

Douglas County Court House
402.444.4350

Protection Order Office
402.444.4351
402.444.4352

Nebraska Spanish Helpline
1.877.215.0167

Additional information on reporting incidents to the Omaha Police Department

 

Survivor Support Services

Methodist Hospital Sexual Assault Services*
402.354.8899

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.SAFE (7233)

National Sexual Assault Hotline
1.800.656.HOPE (4673)

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1.866.331.9474

* The Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), led by specially-trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) work with victim advocates, law enforcement, and survivors to treat sexual assault 24 hours a day.