DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — There are currently 205 registered sex offenders living in Dothan across the city’s three primary ZIP codes: 36301, 36303, and 36305, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Community Information Center.
The registry is a public database that allows residents to see where offenders are located statewide. The database can be accessed at https://communityinformation.alabamainteractive.org/sor. For information outside Alabama, the National Sex Offender Public Website connects to nearly every jurisdiction in the United States and its territories.
Alabama’s Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act, outlined in Title 15, Chapter 20A of the Code of Alabama, requires offenders to follow strict reporting and registration rules. In Dothan, the Police Department also enforces the Sex Offender Accountability Program (SOAP), which has investigators and patrol officers visiting offenders in their homes about once a month. The program is designed to verify compliance and identify violations more quickly.
Community members who have concerns or questions about offenders living or working nearby can contact the Dothan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at (334) 615-3632 and ask for the Sex Crimes Unit during regular business hours.
