Dothan Crime Information and Alabama Amber Alerts

Dothan Alabama Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

 

Dothan Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 66,412 400 3 30 189 178 3,513 859 2,506 148
2005 61,661 333 8 57 156 112 3,532 760 2,617 155
 

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Alabama news links: 'Sexting' trial begins for former teacher; ex-ABC agent slapped with $20 million verdict; Bush ...
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:55:51 -0700
A former Cold Springs student testifies about a teacher's explicit text messages, a former Alcoholic Beverage Control agent gets hit with a $20 million civil trial verdict, a county commissioner is injured in a tractor accident, Montgomery County workers face possible furloughs and much more news from across Alabama.

Alabama news links: Mother and daughter killed in wreck; Auburn University audit notes only 1 problem; paramedics Taze ...
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:25:58 -0700
A mother and daughter die in a Dale County wreck Sunday, Alabama brothers die in a Tennessee accident, a financial audit is released for Auburn University, 2 Alabama jails are ranked high for sexual assaults and much more news from across the state.

Feds charge duo in meth distribution conspiracy
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:12:03 -0700
A federal grand jury recently indicted two convicted felons on charges they conspired to distribute meth in the Wiregrass earlier this year.

Alabama news links: Auburn may not be able to operate pilot school; teen out on bond for sex charge faces new charge
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:40:52 -0700
In this collection of news links, Auburn is told its flight management program can't operate as a pilot school, a teenager out on bond on a molestation charge is accused of sexual abuse in Henry County, a teacher's car is stolen and set on fire, and much more news from across Alabama.

Convicted drug trafficker arrested again
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:11:06 -0700
A convicted drug trafficker is behind bars again after Dothan police charged him with trafficking marijuana.

ABI Completes Investigation into Fatal Dothan Shooting
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:48:27 -0700
Report will be one District Attorney Valeska's desk in a week

ABI inquiry completed in fatal Dothan police shooting
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:26:52 -0700
District Attorney Doug Valeska said agents with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation have completed their inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a drug suspect by Dothan police last month.

Alabama news links: Gadsden re-elects Guyton mayor; Auburn re-elects Ham; 2 charged in Eufaula shootings
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:41:08 -0700
Gadsden and Auburn voters re-elect their mayors, the Anniston city council continues sparring, more suspects are charged in Eufaula shootings, a suspended sentence is handed down in a murder for hire case and much more news from across Alabama.

Alabama news links: Man accused of beating woman with cell phone; mothers could be charged in stillborns' deaths
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:11:13 -0700
A man accused in a stabbing now also faces charges he beat a woman in the face with her cell phone, 2 allegedly drug-addicted mothers could face charges in the deaths of their babies, Alabama State University and Auburn University Montgomery both have campus projects under way and more news from across Alabama.

Miss Alabama to visit Enterprise Thursday for United Way kickoff
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:33:11 -0700
United Way agencies help our communities 24 hours a day, 7days a week, Mindy Collier said Tuesday. “That’s the focus of our campaign this year and the reason it’s called the “24/7 Campaign.”  

Meeting in Enterprise after Boy Scouts claim ban from city schools classrooms
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:37:04 -0700
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Green Hill Presbyterian Church in Enterprise.

Ga. Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Mop Attack
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:03:38 -0700
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including hitting an Alabama prison guard with a mop.

Georgia man gets 20 years for mop attack, other charges
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:40:48 -0700
Henry County, Ala., court clerk Shirline Vickers told the Dothan Eagle that 19-year-old Antonio Marvette Bell of Covington, Ga., admitted to five felony charges, including first-degree receiving stolen property, first-degree escape, second-degree escape, second-degree assault and promoting prison contraband.

Drug & Gun Trafficking Suspects Convicted
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:18:27 -0700
The case in Panama City has ties to Dothan and Mexico.

Alabama news links: Auburn block party tonight won't include Aubie, cheerleaders; cottonmouth bites boy in family pool
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:25:54 -0700
Auburn holds a pre-football block party tonight, but Aubie and the AU cheerleaders won't be there this year; an Andalusia is bitten by a cottonmouth snake in his family pool; a Montgomery officer resigns after a Lowndes County motorcycle chase and much more news from across Alabama.

Good Samaritan stops to help woman, gets knocked out and robbed, Henry County authorities say
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:10:48 -0700
The man said that when he stopped to help the woman at about 5 a.m. Sunday, the woman said her wheel was about to fall off and a man then came around the 4-door Chrysler or Buick and struck him in the face with an object.

Alabama news links: Man dies in 4-wheeler wreck; Georgia man gets 20 years for mop attack, other crimes; Auburn gives ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:25:48 -0700
A Hartford man is killed in an ATV wreck, a Georgia man gets 20 years after attacking a corrections officer with a mop, a Prattville jury finds a man guilty of 2 capital murder counts, Auburn University gives high-schoolers free HP laptops and more news from across the state.

Ongoing Panama City drug trial has ties to Dothan
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:29:51 -0700
Two men tied to a Mexican drug cartel are on trial in Panama City, Fla., for activity believed to extend into Dothan.

Former Henry County deputy gets pretrial diversion
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:53:02 -0700
A Houston County judge has approved pretrial diversion for a former Henry County Sheriff's deputy who fled on a motorcycle from Houston County deputies earlier this year.

Alabama news links: Dothan hospital disputes Forbes report that it is the most profitable hospital in the U.S.; more ...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:41:11 -0700
Forbes.com says a hospital in Dothan, Alabama, is the most profitable hospital in the entire U.S., a Wetumpka man faces multiple sex crime charges, production of the Hyundai Santa Fe will move to Georgia from Alabama and much more news from across the state.

 



 


Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abbeville 19 10 9
Adamsville 29 17 12
Addison 3 3 0
Alabaster 88 69 19
Albertville 58 40 18
Alexander City 64 46 18
Aliceville 11 7 4
Andalusia 40 30 10
Anniston 119 84 35
Arab 36 24 12
Ardmore 11 7 4
Argo 6 6 0
Ariton 2 2 0
Ashford 8 4 4
Ashland 11 7 4
Ashville 6 6 0
Athens 54 43 11
Atmore 38 33 5
Attalla 26 20 6
Auburn 104 98 6
Autaugaville 1 1 0
Baker Hill 1 1 0
Bay Minette 33 23 10
Bayou La Batre 16 11 5
Bear Creek 1 1 0
Berry 3 3 0
Bessemer 141 105 36
Birmingham 1085 789 296
Blountsville 6 6 0
Boaz 33 23 10
Brent 5 5 0
Brewton 32 25 7
Bridgeport 11 7 4
Brighton 11 6 5
Brookside 1 1 0
Brundidge 13 8 5
Butler 6 6 0
Calera 32 26 6
Camden 9 8 1
Carrollton 3 3 0
Cedar Bluff 4 4 0
Centre 11 10 1
Centreville 6 6 0
Chatom 6 6 0
Cherokee 4 4 0
Chickasaw 26 21 5
Citronelle 14 9 5
Clanton 25 22 3
Clayhatchee 1 1 0
Clayton 4 4 0
Clio 3 3 0
Coffeeville 1 1 0
Collinsville 9 4 5
Columbiana 12 8 4
Coosada 3 3 0
Cordova 5 4 1
Cottonwood 3 3 0
Creola 12 7 5
Cullman 66 49 17
Dadeville 13 12 1
Daleville 23 17 6
Daphne 71 44 27
Dauphin Island 13 10 3
Decatur 147 127 20
Demopolis 23 20 3
Dora 7 4 3
Dothan 224 152 72
Double Springs 5 5 0
Douglas 3 3 0
East Brewton 6 4 2
Eclectic 10 6 4
Elba 22 14 8
Elberta 6 5 1
Enterprise 70 53 17
Eufaula 55 38 17
Eutaw 11 10 1
Evergreen 17 15 2
Excel 1 1 0
Fairfield 51 38 13
Fairhope 55 32 23
Falkville 8 8 0
Fayette 12 11 1
Flomaton 11 6 5
Florala 6 6 0
Florence 119 92 27
Foley 88 58 30
Fort Payne 38 34 4
Fultondale 31 23 8
Gadsden 133 101 32
Gardendale 36 28 8
Geneva 15 11 4
Georgiana 10 7 3
Geraldine 3 3 0
Glencoe 10 7 3
Goodwater 8 4 4
Gordo 4 4 0
Grant 5 5 0
Greensboro 9 9 0
Greenville 35 27 8
Grove Hill 8 7 1
Guin 4 4 0
Gulf Shores 54 40 14
Guntersville 43 32 11
Gurley 4 4 0
Hackleburg 2 2 0
Haleyville 16 11 5
Hamilton 13 12 1
Hammondville 2 2 0
Hanceville 15 11 4
Harpersville 9 9 0
Hartford 12 7 5
Hartselle 37 29 8
Headland 14 10 4
Heflin 11 10 1
Helena 26 22 4
Henagar 6 2 4
Hillsboro 1 1 0
Hokes Bluff 7 5 2
Hollywood 3 2 1
Homewood 105 75 30
Hoover 216 158 58
Hueytown 38 32 6
Huntsville 512 398 114
Ider 4 3 1
Irondale 35 28 7
Jackson 25 19 6
Jacksonville 31 26 5
Jasper 73 46 27
Jemison 12 11 1
Killen 5 5 0
Kimberly 7 5 2
Kinsey 3 2 1
Lafayette 16 15 1
Lake View 5 4 1
Lanett 31 27 4
Leeds 26 22 4
Leesburg 3 3 0
Leighton 3 3 0
Level Plains 6 6 0
Lexington 2 2 0
Lincoln 22 17 5
Linden 7 7 0
Lineville 11 7 4
Littleville 8 5 3
Livingston 12 7 5
Lockhart 1 1 0
Loxley 17 12 5
Luverne 14 10 4
Lynn 2 1 1
Madison 97 71 26
Maplesville 5 5 0
Marion 13 6 7
McIntosh 9 9 0
McKenzie 1 1 0
Mentone 2 2 0
Midfield 16 12 4
Midland City 11 5 6
Millbrook 39 30 9
Millport 1 1 0
Millry 4 3 1
Mobile 686 512 174
Monroeville 29 23 6
Montevallo 18 14 4
Montgomery 654 499 155
Moody 19 18 1
Morris 8 6 2
Moulton 11 11 0
Moundville 8 7 1
Mount Vernon 6 5 1
Mountain Brook 62 49 13
Muscle Shoals 43 34 9
Myrtlewood 1 1 0
Napier Field 2 2 0
New Brockton 5 3 2
New Hope 7 7 0
New Site 1 1 0
Newton 5 4 1
North Courtland 2 1 1
Northport 79 60 19
Notasulga 6 3 3
Oakman 3 3 0
Odenville 9 9 0
Ohatchee 6 6 0
Oneonta 19 18 1
Opelika 96 75 21
Opp 29 22 7
Orange Beach 57 36 21
Owens Crossroads 4 4 0
Oxford 62 50 12
Ozark 40 34 6
Pelham 80 65 15
Pell City 33 30 3
Phenix City 99 78 21
Phil Campbell 2 2 0
Pickensville 2 1 1
Piedmont 19 14 5
Pinckard 2 2 0
Pine Hill 4 4 0
Pleasant Grove 26 20 6
Powell 2 1 1
Prattville 86 76 10
Priceville 4 4 0
Prichard 67 45 22
Ragland 4 3 1
Rainbow City 32 22 10
Rainsville 15 11 4
Ranburne 2 2 0
Red Bay 11 7 4
Reform 5 5 0
Riverside 4 4 0
Roanoke 29 24 5
Robertsdale 27 14 13
Rockford 2 1 1
Russellville 28 24 4
Samson 6 5 1
Saraland 49 38 11
Sardis City 4 4 0
Scottsboro 66 44 22
Selma 72 48 24
Sheffield 35 29 6
Shorter 11 4 7
Silas 2 1 1
Silverhill 2 2 0
Sipsey 1 1 0
Skyline 3 1 2
Slocomb 7 6 1
Snead 5 5 0
Southside 15 9 6
Spanish Fort 15 14 1
Springville 12 12 0
Steele 3 2 1
Stevenson 6 4 2
Sulligent 7 7 0
Sumiton 11 7 4
Summerdale 6 5 1
Sylacauga 48 41 7
Sylvania 2 2 0
Talladega 50 38 12
Tallassee 22 16 6
Tarrant City 31 25 6
Taylor 2 2 0
Thomasville 21 16 5
Thorsby 6 6 0
Town Creek 2 2 0
Triana 2 2 0
Trinity 6 6 0
Troy 68 48 20
Trussville 57 45 12
Tuscaloosa 337 262 75
Tuscumbia 28 21 7
Tuskegee 38 26 12
Union Springs 16 10 6
Uniontown 8 8 0
Valley 37 27 10
Valley Head 3 2 1
Vance 3 3 0
Vernon 7 7 0
Vestavia Hills 67 65 2
Warrior 20 14 6
Weaver 10 7 3
Webb 2 2 0
Wedowee 9 9 0
West Blocton 2 2 0
Wetumpka 38 28 10
Wilton 1 1 0
Winfield 11 10 1
Woodstock 4 4 0
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

There are no active
Amber Alerts for Alabama
 

Missing Persons for
Dothan, AL


Endangered Runaway: JORDAN SNEATH (AL)
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:29:23 EDT


Endangered Missing: TARASHA BENJAMIN (AL)
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:29:46 EDT


Endangered Runaway: LEONARDO MORNING (AL)
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:06:14 EDT


Endangered Runaway: VICKY HERNANDEZ (AL)
Thu, 13 May 2010 10:02:28 EDT


Endangered Runaway: ASHLEY BRACKENS (AL)
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:16:19 EDT


Missing: JESUS LEZAMA RAMIREZ (AL)
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:24:13 EDT


Endangered Runaway: SHARNECIA FRAZIER (AL)
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:09:06 EST


Missing: MARY JO BURNETT (AL)
Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:15:41 EDT


Endangered Runaway: NAYRI CONTRERAS (AL)
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:03:28 EDT


Missing: JULIAN HERNANDEZ (AL)
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:21:30 EDT


Endangered Missing: HALEIGH CULWELL (AL)
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:15:37 EDT


Endangered Missing: KIMBERLY ARRINGTON (AL)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:28:12 EST


Endangered Missing: CHRISTINA CARTER (AL)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:03:20 EST


Endangered Missing: DANIEL BARTER (AL)
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:13:21 EST


Endangered Missing: BRENDA GREEN (AL)
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:21:04 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: CARLA CORLEY (AL)
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:20:42 EDT


Endangered Missing: KEMBERLY RAMER (AL)
Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:35:52 EST


Endangered Missing: SHERRY MARLER (AL)
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:36:45 EST


Endangered Missing: FRED WRIGHT (AL)
Tue, 04 Jan 2005 11:53:51 EST

There are no missing persons
for Alabama
     
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