2017 Birmingham homicides
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2017. 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.
No homicides have been reported in the city as of January 8, putting the city on pace for none for the year. Based on the 2015 census estimate of 212,461 population, that would represent 0.0 homicides per 100,000 residents. Birmingham had 101 homicides in 2016 and a record low of 62 homicides in 2014. The recent record high was 141 in 1992. At this time in 2016 there had been 1 homicide reported.
The city has averaged 0.0 homicides per month, or one every __ days. There were no incidents in January. The longest stretch without a homicide was the 8 days between December 31 and January 8. No violent deaths were reported on Sundays, none on Mondays, none on Tuesdays, none on Wednesdays, none on Thursdays, none on Fridays and none on Saturdays.
Listing by date