Crime Watch: Public domain
By Wade Kwon
If your TV set and DVR haven’t been stolen, tune in at 7 tonight for the oddly named “Birmingham 35911,” an hourlong report from Alabama Public Television on the city’s struggles with violent crime. Randy Scott will serve as host for this installment of the news series, “Alabama Stories.”
“What’s being done to fight crime in Alabama’s largest city? Some federal statistics suggest there could be an increase in violence in the Magic City. As a new police chief settles in at city hall, this program explores what’s being done to stop this alarming trend.”
(APT will likely make the program available afterwards on its video page, which you can watch if your computer hasn’t been stolen.)
And be sure to visit our Crime Watch page, with the latest on Birmingham under siege. Fun fact: For 2008, we’re at 19 homicides, more than 50 percent ahead of last year at this time with a measly 12.
What is to be done?
Monday, March 24, 2008, 10:36 am
However, even with two more since this was posted, we’re still on pace to reduce the total for 2008 below 2007’s total. Funny what you can do with a limited statistical set, isn’t it?
Monday, March 24, 2008, 1:37 pm
Well, sure. We’re running out of people to murder.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 12:58 pm
During the big lull last March I noticed we were still getting shootings and wondered if all the good shots had already been offed or locked up.