Law Enforcement Agencies in Richmond County, North Carolina
3 agenciesFBI UCR list
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 3 law enforcement agencies in Richmond County, North Carolina: the county sheriff's office and 2 city or town police departments.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in Richmond County
Richmond County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI NC0770000 · NIBRS since 2019
City and Town Police Departments in Richmond County
Hamlet Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0770200 · NIBRS since 2020
Rockingham Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NC0770300 · NIBRS since 2019
Where People Arrested in Richmond County Are Held
In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.
Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many police departments are in Richmond County?
The FBI lists 3 law enforcement agencies in Richmond County, including 2 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Richmond County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Richmond County that is the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. See Richmond County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example NC0770000. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.
