2014 Birmingham homicides
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2014. It includes homicide cases occurring within the city limits during the calendar year. Note that a "homicide" refers to the cause of death as determined by a medical examiner, not to the commission of the crime of murder as charged by police and prosecutors.
A total of 1 homicide has been reported in the city as of January 1, putting the city on pace for 365 for the year. Based on the 2012 census estimate of 212,038 population, that would represent 172.1 homicides per 100,000 population. Birmingham had 66 homicides in 2013, a record low of 63 in 2011, and a record high of 141 in 1992.
The city has averaged 31 homicides per month, or one every day. There has been 1 incident so far in January. The longest stretches without a homicide were the 90 minutes between midnight and 1:30 AM on New Years Day. 1 death was reported on a Wednesday.
Of the 1 reported homicide, suspects have been identified in 1 case, apprehended in 1, and charged in none. No homicides have been ruled justifiable by prosecutors, dismissed as self-defense by a judge, or ruled accidental. The police department acknowledges 1 murder in its own tabulation for the year. None of the chargeable homicides so far were caused by reckless driving rather than malice aforethought.
The first reported homicide was a shooting. It took place on the streets. It was reported in the West Precinct. It originated as a domestic argument. 1 victim was male.
Listing by date
- January 1: Desmond Bias, 36, was shot to death at 3212 Wesley Avenue in Germania Park (map) following a domestic dispute between two couples which originated in Midfield. A suspect was taken into custody at the scene, but has not been charged. (report)