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This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 1926'''. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law. | This is a '''List of Birmingham homicides in 1926'''. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law. | ||
Birmingham had | According to [[Kenneth Barnhart]]'s survey of [[Jefferson County Board of Health]] statistics, Birmingham had 124 homicides in [[1926]], a rate of 54.2 per 100,000 population. Of those, 17 victims were white (12.1 per 100,000) and 107 were Black (121.2 per 100,000). At least 30 homicides were reported within first three months of the year. | ||
==Listing== | ==Listing== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Fisher, Harold (April 15, 1929) "Police Records Show 11 Killed, 10 Seriously Hurt in 15 Ax Attacks Since 1922." {{BN}}, p. 1 | * Fisher, Harold (April 15, 1929) "Police Records Show 11 Killed, 10 Seriously Hurt in 15 Ax Attacks Since 1922." {{BN}}, p. 1 | ||
* Barnhart, Kenneth E. (July 1932) "Negro homicides in the United States." ''Opportunity''. Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 212–214 | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:08, 1 January 2024
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 1926. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that not all homicides are ultimately ruled to be murder in courts of law.
According to Kenneth Barnhart's survey of Jefferson County Board of Health statistics, Birmingham had 124 homicides in 1926, a rate of 54.2 per 100,000 population. Of those, 17 victims were white (12.1 per 100,000) and 107 were Black (121.2 per 100,000). At least 30 homicides were reported within first three months of the year.
Listing
- September 22: B. A. Alper, a merchant at 302 18th Street North died at a hospital two days after being found in his store with his skull crushed. He was able to describe his attacker as a Black man before he died.
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References
- Fisher, Harold (April 15, 1929) "Police Records Show 11 Killed, 10 Seriously Hurt in 15 Ax Attacks Since 1922." The Birmingham News, p. 1
- Barnhart, Kenneth E. (July 1932) "Negro homicides in the United States." Opportunity. Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 212–214