Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Hoke County, North Carolina, has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hoke County is held at the county jail, run by the Hoke County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Hoke County public records, Hoke County arrest records, Hoke County warrants, Hoke County criminal records, Hoke County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hoke County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hoke County is held at the county jail, run by the Hoke County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hoke County Sheriff's Office at hokecounty.net/698/Hoke-County-Detention-Center (page title: Hoke County Detention Center | Hoke County, NC), phone 910-875-5113, 125 E. Edinborough Avenue Raeford, NC 28376, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 910-875-5113.
The Hoke County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 140 people, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 221 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hoke County has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hoke County Jail
The Hoke County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Raeford make the arrests that end in a booking in Hoke County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hoke County Sheriff's Office's 422 for 2025 and Raeford's 162 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hoke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 584 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Hoke County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Hoke County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hoke County?
Ask the Hoke County Sheriff's Office at 910-875-5113; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hokecounty.net.
How many people are in the Hoke County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 221 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hoke County jail?
910-875-5113, the number on the page of the Hoke County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hoke County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Hoke County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.