The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dothan, AL: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$38.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Dothan, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,201 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dothan with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Dothan, AL Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Dothan's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Dothan sits in the 34th percentile, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only Dothan's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dothan is 29.85 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 55 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Dothan, AL report the most crime, about 376 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 173 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dothan, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dothan for 2025 is $38,294,121, about $486 per resident and $1,201 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dothan Compared to Other Cities?

Dothan, AL:	$486
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dothan is $486 per year, which is $22 more than the national average and $21 less than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dothan:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $1,053 more than in Dothan.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $288 less than in Dothan

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dothan for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dothan	Cost per Dothan Resident
Murder	$13.6 million	$173
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.17 million	$28
Robbery	$634,278	$8
Assault	$7.53 million	$96
Kidnapping	$335,613	$4
Vehicle Theft	$1.28 million	$16
Burglary	$1.88 million	$24
Theft	$4.64 million	$59
Arson	$193,446	$2
Vandalism	$2.61 million	$33
Animal Cruelty	$65,897	$1
Drug Crimes	$2.91 million	$37
Identity Theft	$453,237	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$38,294,121	$486

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dothan, AL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Dothan totals $102,544,285 ($1,303 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $140,838,406 ($1,789 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Dothan has 16, do the same, and of Dothan's 78,727 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Dothan Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dothan residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.329
Robbery	0.2561
Rape	0.4546
Murder	0.0919
Total Violent Crime	4.131 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.37
Vehicle Theft	1.052
Burglary	2.630
Arson	0.1018
Total Property Crime	15.15 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0703
Drug Crimes	4.992
Vandalism	4.647
Identity Theft	0.7438
Animal Cruelty	0.1132
Total "Other" Rate	10.57 (C-)

Individual Dothan Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Dothan is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dothan.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Taylor, AL	B+	B-	B+
Grimes, AL	C+	D	B+
Fadette, AL	B-	A-	B
Kinsey, AL	B+	B	A-
Rehobeth, AL	B	A-	B-
Cowarts, AL	C	B	C
Napier Field, AL	B-	B-	B+
Midland City, AL	C	C+	C
Avon, AL	C	C+	C
Malvern, AL	B	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dothan is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pflugerville, TX	C+	B-	B-
Plano, TX	D	C-	C-
Plant City, FL	A	B+	B+
Perris, CA	C	D+	D+
Poinciana, FL	A	B	B
Plymouth, MN	C-	B	B
Plainfield, IL	A+	A+	A+
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-
Ponce, PR	F	F	F
Pleasanton, CA	C	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Dothan is as safe as the Alabama state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dothan, AL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Dothan schools on SchoolGrade

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