Dothan, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dothan, AL Summary

Crime in Dothan research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dothan over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dothan:

  • There were 3,435 total crimes committed in Dothan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,824.7 total crimes per 100K people in Dothan.
  • The overall crime rate in Dothan is 107.59% above the national average.
  • Dothan ranks #243 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Dothan ranks #9,348 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dothan Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dothan is 4,824.7 per 100,000 people. That's 107.59% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 86.26% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dothan
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,435 4,824.7 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 14 19.7 9.6 6.3
Robbery 44 61.8 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 632 887.7 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 749 1,052.0 453.6 369.8
Burglary 1,003 1,408.8 399.5 269.8
Larceny 1,575 2,212.2 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 108 151.7 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,686 3,772.7 2,136.8 1,954.4

Dothan Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dothan

749
Violent Crimes
1,052.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
184.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 749 violent crimes in Dothan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dothan is 1,052.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dothan each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 184.48% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 131.95% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dothan

2,686
Property Crimes
3,772.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
93.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,686 property crimes in Dothan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dothan is 3,772.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dothan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 93.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.56% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dothan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Enterprise, AL 29,936 901 3,009.8 2,435.2 574.6
Ozark, AL 14,299 566 3,958.3 3,433.8 524.5
Eufaula, AL 12,528 373 2,977.3 2,522.3 455.0
Headland, AL 5,320 53 996.2 958.6 37.6
Blakely, GA 5,139 184 3,580.5 2,023.7 1,556.7
Kinsey, AL 2,290 1 43.7 43.7 0.0

Dothan SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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