Dothan, AL Crime


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The crime rate in Dothan, AL is significantly higher than the national average. The city has a violent crime rate of 37.2, which is over 60 percent higher than the US average of 22.7. Additionally, the property crime rate in Dothan is 52.8, nearly 50 percent higher than the US average of 35.4. This shows that citizens living in Dothan face a greater risk of being a victim of both violent and property crime as compared to those living elsewhere in the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Dothan violent crime is 37.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Dothan property crime is 52.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Dothan, AL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000521.811.884.2173.4252.54769.8929.13633.8207
2001322.65.274.2143.2100.15034.4969.63862.9201.9
20023641.768.7154.5139.14910975.13694.5240.4
2003403.86.864.2185.91474928.611323548.2248.4
200446514.997.6205.2147.35307.11242.83822.7241.6
20055401392.4253181.65728.11232.54244.2251.4
2006602.111.191.7298.7200.75293.91392.23580.9320.8
2007643.812.370.8292.62685151.61216.73648.5286.5
2008602.34.545.2284.62685289.71293.43773.4222.9
20091.547.4248.94829.91204.53422.4203
2010594.51.441.9170.7380.44536.11462.42942.1131.6
2011521.2333.4161.1323.74158.9922.33060.3176.3
2012481.37.545.3150.9277.644271336.92894196.2
2013492.55.923.61153483689.7871.52657.4160.7
2015397.11.414.592.8288.43146.5668.12332146.4
20167.252.1115.84065.4985.92842237.4
2017844.88.752.398.7685.13969.9908.62770.9290.3
2018977.713.139.4116.7808.44084.3818.62978.3287.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Taylor, AL0.0291.82,41452018
Napier Field, AL1,133.17,365.439572013
Kinsey, AL89.81,122.12,22872013
Midland City, AL544.62,932.62,39682018
Webb, AL0.0352.91,41782010
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Albany, GA1,053.54,603.378,454772019
Auburn, AL365.92,128.562,005962018
Pensacola, FL590.93,575.758,9551182019
Valdosta, GA379.06,143.256,8621292017
Warner Robins, GA548.14,710.155,1681402019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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