Crime Watch
Birmingham ranks as No. 6 on the nation’s most dangerous cities list, in part based on the FBI’s crime statistics report. That top ranking has dogged the metro area in 2006 and 2007, a year that saw 93 homicides.
With a new mayor and a new police chief in place for 2008, can we finally contain the violence?
Birmingham’s Biggest Crooks
- A 30-day series from August 2009 celebrating the city’s most notorious crooks, whether they be liars, thieves, extortionists, swindlers or thugs.
Links
- Searching for Safetown, an investigative series from WBHM (90.3 FM): Part one | two | three | four | five | six | seven
- Birmingham at a Crossroads, an investigative series from the Birmingham News, “Urban violence drives crime rate”: Part one | two | three | four
- Homicides by year on Bhamwiki, including 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004
- The Birmingham News: “Homicides in Jefferson, Shelby counties decrease in 2007″
- Victims of Birmingham Crime on MySpace
- Justice and Juveniles: Top-down and grassroots presentations prolong the conversation
Homicides in Birmingham
2009
View View Larger Map | Robert Sims/The Birmingham News
2008
View Larger Map | Torraine Norris/The Birmingham News
2007
View Larger Map | Torraine Norris/The Birmingham News
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