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For the period from January to June [[2007]] the following | For the period from January to June [[2007]] the following crimes were reported, with percentages compared to the same period in [[2006]]: | ||
* City of Birmingham (January through September 2007) | * City of Birmingham (January through September 2007) | ||
** Homicides (62) | ** Homicides (62) | ||
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* [[Birmingham Police Department North Precinct|North Precinct]] | * [[Birmingham Police Department North Precinct|North Precinct]] | ||
** Violent crimes, up 8% | ** Violent crimes, up 8% | ||
During 2007 the Birmingham Police vice and narcotics unit carried out 317 warranted searches and 722 vice operations, leading to 955 felony arrests and 2,052 misdemeanor arrests. | |||
===2006=== | ===2006=== | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 12 January 2008
Crime in Birmingham is a primary issue. The city of Birmingham routinely ranks very high on published rankings of violent crime rates. The 14th Edition of the Congressional Quarterly Press' City Crime Rankings identified Birmingham as the sixth most dangerous city in the United States (while the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area came in at 37th among metro areas).
Statistics
The Birmingham Police Department provides semi-annual statistics for various categories of reported crime by precinct.
2007
For the period from January to June 2007 the following crimes were reported, with percentages compared to the same period in 2006:
- City of Birmingham (January through September 2007)
- Homicides (62)
- Rapes (143)
- Robberies (884)
- Aggravated assaults (802)
- Burglaries (2,624)
- Thefts (7,217)
- Auto thefts (1,269)
- South Precinct
- Violent crimes (2,942) down 5%
- Homicides (9)
- Rapes (31)
- Robberies (196)
- Aggravated assaults (108)
- Burglaries (476)
- Thefts (1,812)
- Auto thefts (310) up 10%
- Violent crimes (2,942) down 5%
- West Precinct
- Violent crimes, down 3%
- East Precinct
- Violent crimes, up 16%
- North Precinct
- Violent crimes, up 8%
During 2007 the Birmingham Police vice and narcotics unit carried out 317 warranted searches and 722 vice operations, leading to 955 felony arrests and 2,052 misdemeanor arrests.
2006
- Homicides (109)
- Rapes (220)
- Robberies (1,429)
- Aggravated assaults (1,422)
- Burglaries (4,813)
- Thefts (7,833)
- Auto thefts (2,081)
2005
- Homicides (105)
- Rapes (241)
- Robberies (1,429)
- Aggravated assaults (1,675)
- Burglaries (4,933)
- Thefts (11,962)
- Auto thefts (2,028)
2004
- Homicides (59)
- Rapes (240)
- Robberies (1,369)
- Aggravated assaults (1,593)
- Burglaries (5,156)
- Thefts (11,970)
- Auto thefts (2,351)
1994
- Homicides (135)
- Rapes
- Robberies (nearly 2,000)
- Aggravated assaults (4,237)
- Burglaries
- Thefts (over 16,000)
- Auto thefts (nearly 4,000)
See also
References
- Pelfrey, David (October 4, 2007) "Crime by the numbers." Black & White
- Robinson, Carol (October 10, 2007) "Crime down 5% in South Precinct." Birmingham News.
External links
- Victims of Birmingham Crime on MySpace.com
- CQ Press 2007 Safest City Award