Crime & Safety in Dothan
Dothan's crime data is a genuinely serious, honestly-disclosed concern: NeighborhoodScout names Dothan among "the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A.," with an overall crime rate of 37 per 1,000 residents -- the highest among this wave's five Alabama markets.
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout's own serious framing
NeighborhoodScout cites Dothan's overall crime rate at 37 per 1,000 residents, explicitly naming Dothan among "the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A." -- a genuinely serious finding, not a marginal or borderline one.
Victimization odds
Odds of victimization (violent or property crime combined) run 1-in-27; violent crime specifically runs 1-in-110. More than 91% of Alabama communities have a lower crime rate than Dothan per this source.
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As with any city-level crime statistic, real neighborhood-to-neighborhood variance almost certainly exists within Dothan -- confirm a specific address's local crime picture directly rather than relying on the citywide average alone.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout names Dothan among "the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A." -- the most serious crime finding among this wave's five Alabama markets.
- Victimization odds run 1-in-27 overall, 1-in-110 for violent crime specifically.
- More than 91% of Alabama communities have a lower crime rate than Dothan per this source.
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