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Safety in Rockfish · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Rockfish

Rockfish doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
8.4 mi
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Storm & flood risk
Moderate
higher than 49% of U.S. places
FEMA
Who patrols here

Rockfish is covered by the county

Rockfish has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Rockfish.

Hoke County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Hoke County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▲ Property crime up 14% since 2023▼ Violent crime down 30% since 2023

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

Here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
Hope Mills—6 mi4.235.92023
RaefordB−9 mi0.912.92025
St. Pauls—14 mi6.446.92023
Spring LakeD14 mi526.62025
Red SpringsD−14 mi4.444.92025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Rockfish: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Next door

Rockfish and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Fayetteville: Safety Grade DFayettevilleRockfish
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
FayettevilleD627.42025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Rockfish plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Rockfish.

Nearest emergency roomCape Fear Valley Medical Center

Fayetteville · 8.4 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
ModerateFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes

Expected damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

Natural hazards in Rockfish →

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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