Birmingham homicides by year

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

• 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

• 2019: 115 (54.8/100,000); See 2019 Birmingham homicides
• 2018: 110 (52.2/100,000); See 2018 Birmingham homicides
• 2017: 117 (55.1/100,000); See 2017 Birmingham homicides
• 2016: 109 (51.4/100,000); See 2016 Birmingham homicides
• 2015: 100 (47.1/100,000); See 2015 Birmingham homicides
• 2014: 63 (29.7/100,000); See 2014 Birmingham homicides
• 2013: 67 (31.6/100,000); See 2013 Birmingham homicides
• 2012: 77 (37.2/100,000); See 2012 Birmingham homicides
• 2011: 64 (30.0/100,000); See 2011 Birmingham homicides
• 2010: 64 (30.0/100,000); See 2010 Birmingham homicides

2000s

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

1990s

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

1980s

• 1989: 100 (36.0/100,000); See List of Birmingham homicides in 1989
• 1988: 92 (32.5/100,000); See List of Birmingham homicides in 1988
• 1987: 84 (29.8/100,000); See List of Birmingham homicides in 1987
• 1986: 88 (30.7/100,000); See List of Birmingham homicides in 1986
• 1985: 97 (34.4/100,000); See List of Birmingham homicides in 1985
• 1984: 60 (record low since 1954); see List of Birmingham homicides in 1984
• 1983: 70; See List of Birmingham homicides in 1983
• 1982: 91; See List of Birmingham homicides in 1982
• 1981: 90–97; See List of Birmingham homicides in 1981
• 1980: 88; See List of Birmingham homicides in 1980

1970s

• 1979: 93; See 1979 Birmingham homicides
• 1978: 74; See 1978 Birmingham homicides
• 1977: 87; See 1977 Birmingham homicides
• 1976: 76; See 1976 Birmingham homicides
• 1975: 89; See 1975 Birmingham homicides
• 1974: 76; See 1974 Birmingham homicides
• 1973: 63; See 1973 Birmingham homicides
• 1972: 76; See 1972 Birmingham homicides
• 1971: 82; See 1971 Birmingham homicides
• 1970: 63; See 1970 Birmingham homicides

1960s

• 1969: 92, see List of Birmingham homicides in 1969
• 1968: 66, see List of Birmingham homicides in 1968
• 1967: 51, see List of Birmingham homicides in 1967
• 1966: 56; see List of Birmingham homicides in 1966
• 1965: 56; see List of Birmingham homicides in 1965
• 1964: 56; see List of Birmingham homicides in 1964
• 1963: List of Birmingham homicides in 1963
• 1962: List of Birmingham homicides in 1962
• 1961: List of Birmingham homicides in 1961
• 1960: List of Birmingham homicides in 1960

1950s

• 1959: __; see 1959 Birmingham homicides
• 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

• 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

• 1939: see 1939 Birmingham homicides
• 1938: see 1938 Birmingham homicides
• 1937: see 1937 Birmingham homicides
• 1936: see 1936 Birmingham homicides
• 1935: see 1935 Birmingham homicides
• 1934: see 1934 Birmingham homicides
• 1933: 148, see 1933 Birmingham homicides
• 1932: 13 homicides in Jefferson County in June 1932, see 1932 Birmingham homicides
• 1931: 148; see 1931 Birmingham homicides
• 1930: 128 (52.6 per 100,000), see 1930 Birmingham homicides

1920s

• 1929: 115 (45.3 per 100,000), See 1929 Birmingham homicides
• 1928: 122 (49.6 per 100,000), See 1928 Birmingham homicides
• 1927: 137 (57.5 per 100,000), See 1927 Birmingham homicides
• 1926: 124 (54.2 per 100,000), See 1926 Birmingham homicides
• 1925: 112 (50.7 per 100,000), See 1925 Birmingham homicides
• 1924: 137 (64.2 per 100,000), See 1924 Birmingham homicides
• 1923: 104 (50.6 per 100,000), See 1923 Birmingham homicides
• 1922: 112 (56.6 per 100,000), See 1922 Birmingham homicides
• 1921: 99 (52.0 per 100,000), See 1921 Birmingham homicides
• 1920: 87 (47.6 per 100,000), See 1920 Birmingham homicides

1910s

• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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

• 1889: See List of Birmingham homicides in 1889
• 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

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

• Crime in Birmingham
• "Murder Capital of the World"

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)