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This is a list of '''Birmingham homicides by year''', giving the number of reported homicides within the city limits.
This is a list of '''Birmingham homicides by year''', giving the number of reported homicides within the city limits. The numbers in parentheses are the homicide rate per 100,000 residents.


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:''This list is incomplete. It is based on reported cases that have reached our editors' attention. Additional reported cases will be added as they are brought to light. The degree to which under-reporting in different eras and different contexts may affect these lists is difficult to gauge.''
 
===2020s===
* 2024: See [[2024 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2023: 150 (76.2/100,000); See [[2023 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2022: 152 (76.9/100,000); See [[2022 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2021: 141 (70.2/100,000); See [[2021 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2020: 125 (62.3/100,000); See [[2020 Birmingham homicides]]


===2010s===
===2010s===
* 2018: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2018]]
* 2019: 115 (54.8/100,000); See [[2019 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2017: 115; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2017]]
* 2018: 110 (52.2/100,000); See [[2018 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2016: 109, See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2016]]
* 2017: 117 (55.1/100,000); See [[2017 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2015: 100; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2015]]
* 2016: 109 (51.4/100,000); See [[2016 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2014: 63; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2014]]
* 2015: 100 (47.1/100,000); See [[2015 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2013: 67; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2013]]
* 2014: 63 (29.7/100,000); See [[2014 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2012: 79; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2012]]
* 2013: 67 (31.6/100,000); See [[2013 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2011: 64; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2011]]
* 2012: 77 (37.2/100,000); See [[2012 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2010: 64; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2010]]
* 2011: 64 (30.0/100,000); See [[2011 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2010: 64 (30.0/100,000); See [[2010 Birmingham homicides]]


===2000s===
===2000s===
* 2009: 72; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2009]]
* 2009: 72 (31.7/100,000); See [[2009 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2008: 88; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2008]]
* 2008: 88 (38.5/100,000); See [[2008 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2007: 93; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007]] (8th highest rate in US)
* 2007: 93 (40.8/100,000, the 8th highest rate in the U.S.); see [[2007 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2006: 110; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2006]]
* 2006: 110 (47.1/100,000); see [[2006 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2005: 105; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2005]]
* 2005: 105 (44.8/100,000); see [[2005 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2004: 64; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2004]]
* 2004: 64 (26.9/100,000); see [[2004 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2003: 87; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2003]]
* 2003: 87 (36.2/100,000); see [[2003 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2002: 71; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2002]]
* 2002: 71 (29.0/100,000); see [[2002 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2001: 80; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2001]]
* 2001: 80 (32.8/100,000); see [[2001 Birmingham homicides]]
* 2000: 89; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2000]]
* 2000: 89 (36.7/100,000); see [[2000 Birmingham homicides]]


===1990s===
===1990s===
* 1999: 81 (31.9/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1999]]
* 1999: 81 (31.9/100,000); see [[1999 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1998: 85 (32.8/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1998]]
* 1998: 85 (32.8/100,000); see [[1998 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1997: 108 (39.2/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1997]]
* 1997: 108 (39.2/100,000); see [[1997 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1996: 113 (41.5/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1996]]
* 1996: 113 (41.5/100,000); see [[1996 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1995: 121 (44.7/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1995]]
* 1995: 121 (44.7/100,000); see [[1995 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1994: 135 (49.8/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1994]]
* 1994: 135 (49.8/100,000); see [[1994 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1993: 129 (48.0/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1993]]
* 1993: 129 (48.0/100,000); see [[1993 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1992: 148 (54.3/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1992]] (note 1)
* 1992: 148 (54.3/100,000); see [[1992 Birmingham homicides]] (note 1)
* 1991: 141 (52.4/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1991]]
* 1991: 141 (52.4/100,000); see [[1991 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1990: 129 (48.5/100,000); see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1990]]
* 1990: 129 (48.5/100,000); see [[1990 Birmingham homicides]]


===1980s===
===1980s===
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* 1983: 70; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1983]]
* 1983: 70; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1983]]
* 1982: 91; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1982]]
* 1982: 91; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1982]]
* 1981: 97; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1981]]
* 1981: 90–97; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1981]]
* 1980: 88; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1980]]
* 1980: 88; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1980]]


===1970s===
===1970s===
* 1979: 93; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1979]]
* 1979: 93; See [[1979 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1978: 74; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1978]]
* 1978: 74; See [[1978 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1977: 87; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1977]]
* 1977: 87; See [[1977 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1976: 76; [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1976]]
* 1976: 76; See [[1976 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1975: 89; [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1975]]
* 1975: 89; See [[1975 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1974: 76; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1974]]
* 1974: 76; See [[1974 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1973: 63; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1973]]
* 1973: 63; See [[1973 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1972: 76; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1972]]
* 1972: 76; See [[1972 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1971: 82; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1971]]
* 1971: 82; See [[1971 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1970: 63; See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1970]]
* 1970: 63; See [[1970 Birmingham homicides]]


===1960s===
===1960s===
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===1950s===
===1950s===
* 1958: __; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1958]]
* 1959: __; see [[1959 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1951: 44; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1951]]
* 1958: __; see [[1958 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1957: __; see [[1957 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1956: __; see [[1956 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1955: __; see [[1955 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1954: __; see [[1954 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1953: __; see [[1953 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1952: __; see [[1952 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1951: 44; see [[1951 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1950: __; see [[1950 Birmingham homicides]]


===1940s===
===1940s===
* 1949: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1949]]
* 1940: See [[1940 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1941: See [[1941 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1942: See [[1942 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1943: See [[1943 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1944: See [[1944 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1945: See [[1945 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1946: See [[1946 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1947: See [[1947 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1948: See [[1948 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1949: See [[1949 Birmingham homicides]]


===1930s===
===1930s===
* 1939: see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1939]]
* 1939: see [[1939 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1938: see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1938]]
* 1938: see [[1938 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1937: see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1937]]
* 1937: see [[1937 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1936: see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1936]]
* 1936: see [[1936 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1935: see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1935]]
* 1935: see [[1935 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1934: see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1934]]
* 1934: see [[1934 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1933: 148, see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1933]]
* 1933: 148, see [[1933 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1932: 13 homicides in Jefferson County in June 1932
* 1932: 13 homicides in Jefferson County in June 1932, see [[1932 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1931: 148; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1931]]
* 1931: 148; see [[1931 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1930: 128; see [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1930]]
* 1930: 128 (52.6 per 100,000), see [[1930 Birmingham homicides]]


===1920s===
===1920s===
* 1929: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1929]]
* 1929: 115 (45.3 per 100,000), See [[1929 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1928: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1928]]
* 1928: 122 (49.6 per 100,000), See [[1928 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1927: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1927]]
* 1927: 137 (57.5 per 100,000), See [[1927 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1926: 30 in first three months of the year, See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1926]]
* 1926: 124 (54.2 per 100,000), See [[1926 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1925: 112, See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1925]] (rate of 54.5 per 100,000, making the city the "3rd most dangerous" in the U.S. after Jacksonville, Florida and Memphis, Tennessee)
* 1925: 112 (50.7 per 100,000), See [[1925 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1924: 136, See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1924]]
* 1924: 137 (64.2 per 100,000), See [[1924 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1923: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1923]]
* 1923: 104 (50.6 per 100,000), See [[1923 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1922: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1922]]
* 1922: 112 (56.6 per 100,000), See [[1922 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1921: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1921]]
* 1921: 99 (52.0 per 100,000), See [[1921 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1920: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1920]]
* 1920: 87 (47.6 per 100,000), See [[1920 Birmingham homicides]]


===1910s===
===1910s===
* 1919: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1919]]
* 1919: 88 (49.6 per 100,000), See [[1919 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1918: 88 (51.0 per 100,000), See [[1918 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1917: 74 (44.2 per 100,000), See [[1917 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1916: 58 (35.6 per 100,000), See [[1916 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1915: 66 (41.7 per 100,000), See [[1915 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1914: 117 (76.4 per 100,000), See [[1914 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1913: 133 (89.6 per 100,000), See [[1913 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1912: 82 (57.2 per 100,000), See [[1912 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1911: 91 (65.7 per 100,000), See [[1911 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1910: 111 (83.0 per 100,000), See [[1910 Birmingham homicides]]


===1900s===
===1900s===
* 1909: See [[1909 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1908: See [[1908 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1907: See [[1907 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1906: See [[1906 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1905: See [[1905 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1904: See [[1904 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1903: See [[1903 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1902: See [[1902 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1901: See [[1901 Birmingham homicides]]
* 1900: See [[1900 Birmingham homicides]]


===1890s===
===1890s===
* 1899: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1899]]
* 1898: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1898]]
* 1897: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1897]]
* 1896: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1896]]
* 1895: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1895]]
* 1894: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1894]]
* 1893: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1893]]
* 1893: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1893]]
* 1892: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1892]]
* 1892: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1892]]
* 1891: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1891]]
* 1890: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1890]]


===1880s===
===1880s===
* 1889: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1889]]
* 1888: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1888]]
* 1888: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1888]]
* 1887: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1887]]
* 1886: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1886]]
* 1885: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1885]]
* 1884: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1884]]
* 1883: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1883]]
* 1882: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1882]]
* 1881: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1881]]
* 1880: See [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1880]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
# A total of 148 homicides were recorded in 1992, of which seven were ruled justifiable, leaving 141 chargeable homicides on the books - a record high for recent years.
# A total of 148 homicides were recorded in 1992, of which seven were ruled justifiable, leaving 141 chargeable homicides on the books - a record high for recent years. The ''Birmingham News'' shows 133 homicides in 1992 versus 139 in 1991, making that the city's deadliest recent year by their reckoning.
# A [[2007]] [[UAB]] study found that the percentage of victims seriously injured by violence who survived their injuries increased from 24% to 41% between [[1997]] and [[2007]]. Of 2,318 people brought to [[UAB Hospital]]'s trauma center over those years, 2,211 survived. (Meaning that 107 homicide victims died at UAB Hospital during those 10 years.)
# A [[2007]] [[UAB]] study found that the percentage of victims seriously injured by violence who survived their injuries increased from 24% to 41% between [[1997]] and [[2007]]. Of 2,318 people brought to [[UAB Hospital]]'s trauma center over those years, 2,211 survived. (Meaning that 107 homicide victims died at UAB Hospital during those 10 years.)
# Dr [[Jeffrey Kirby]], director of acute care surgery at UAB, claimed his department treated 697 gunshot wound victims in 2018, with only 7 patients dying (a survival rate of 90.7%).


==See also==
==See also==
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* Robinson, Carol (May 25, 2008) "Birmingham trauma care keeps pace with rising violence." {{BN}}
* Robinson, Carol (May 25, 2008) "Birmingham trauma care keeps pace with rising violence." {{BN}}
* Archibald, John (October 5, 2008) "Band-Aid won't heal city crime." {{BN}}
* Archibald, John (October 5, 2008) "Band-Aid won't heal city crime." {{BN}}
* Robinson, Carol (October 10, 2018) "Birmingham homicides in danger of hitting 22 year high." {{BN}}
* Webb-Hehn, Katherine (May 8, 2019) "[http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2019/05/heres-how-birmingham-is-battling-its-high-homicide-rate.html Here’s how Birmingham is battling its high homicide rate]" {{BN}}
* Jett, Brandon T. (2021) ''Race, Crime and Policing in the Jim Crow South: African Americans and Law Enforcement in Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans 1920–1945''. Louisiana State University Press ISBN 9780807175071


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 15:36, 16 January 2024

This is a list of Birmingham homicides by year, giving the number of reported homicides within the city limits. The numbers in parentheses are the homicide rate per 100,000 residents.

This list is incomplete. It is based on reported cases that have reached our editors' attention. Additional reported cases will be added as they are brought to light. The degree to which under-reporting in different eras and different contexts may affect these lists is difficult to gauge.

2020s

2010s

2000s

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

1950s

1940s

1930s

1920s

1910s

1900s

1890s

1880s

Notes

  1. A total of 148 homicides were recorded in 1992, of which seven were ruled justifiable, leaving 141 chargeable homicides on the books - a record high for recent years. The Birmingham News shows 133 homicides in 1992 versus 139 in 1991, making that the city's deadliest recent year by their reckoning.
  2. A 2007 UAB study found that the percentage of victims seriously injured by violence who survived their injuries increased from 24% to 41% between 1997 and 2007. Of 2,318 people brought to UAB Hospital's trauma center over those years, 2,211 survived. (Meaning that 107 homicide victims died at UAB Hospital during those 10 years.)
  3. Dr Jeffrey Kirby, director of acute care surgery at UAB, claimed his department treated 697 gunshot wound victims in 2018, with only 7 patients dying (a survival rate of 90.7%).

See also

References

  • "Birmingham Third in Murder List: 112 Slain in 1925, Only Two Hanged." (April 2, 1926) Birmingham Post
  • Fine, P. R, J. M. Roseman, C. M. Constandinou, J. M. Glass and J. M. Wrigley (May 1994) "Homicide Among Black Males in Jefferson County, Alabama 1978–1989." Journal of Forensic Sciences. Vol. 39, No. 3
  • Robinson, Carol (January 4, 2001) "City's 2000 homicide rate rises after 5 years of steady decline." The Birmingham News
  • Robinson, Carol (May 25, 2008) "Birmingham trauma care keeps pace with rising violence." The Birmingham News
  • Archibald, John (October 5, 2008) "Band-Aid won't heal city crime." The Birmingham News
  • Robinson, Carol (October 10, 2018) "Birmingham homicides in danger of hitting 22 year high." The Birmingham News
  • Webb-Hehn, Katherine (May 8, 2019) "Here’s how Birmingham is battling its high homicide rate" The Birmingham News
  • Jett, Brandon T. (2021) Race, Crime and Policing in the Jim Crow South: African Americans and Law Enforcement in Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans 1920–1945. Louisiana State University Press ISBN 9780807175071

External links

  • FBI Uniform Crime Statistics, accessed via the Murder Accountability Project (murderdata.org)
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