Birmingham's crime dropped in every category last year, with the number of murders reported in the city decreasing by 20 percent. Still, despite a 10 percent drop in overall crime, the city ranked ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin got a shoutout this week from Nick Cannon for the city’s more than 50 percent drop in ...

The Birmingham Crime Commission, ... vice president of Alabama Power’s Birmingham Division, ... a dramatic increase over the 38% clearance rate in 2023.

The Birmingham Police Department's Special Enforcement Division made 29 arrests during the week of June 16 to June 22, 2025, ...

Following a recent fatal shooting in Birmingham the city has now tied its all-time high record for homicides in a single year-with 17 days still left in 2024. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday ...

The property crime rate – which includes burglary, larceny, and vehicle theft – was 4,173 per 100,000 residents. Birmingham didn’t have the highest rate of violent crime, however.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT)– Birmingham Police say crime can go up as much as 42% during the summer months. BPD Chief Patrick Smith says more specifically, homicides go up. This year, the city ...