2009 Birmingham homicides
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2009. It includes homicide cases occuring 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.
As of January 5, 1 homicide has been reported in the city, putting Birmingham on pace for 73 in 2009. Based on the 2007 census estimate of 229,800 population, that represents 31.8 homicides per 100,000 population for the year. Birmingham had 88 homicides in 2008 (of which 86 were reported to the FBI), 93 in 2007 (86 reported as murder), and a record of 141 in 1992.
Birmingham is averaging 6.2 homicides per month, or one every 5.0 days. There has been 1 incidents in January. The longest stretch without a homicide was 5 days between New Years and January 5. The first homicide occurred on a Monday.
Of the 1 reported homicide, suspects have been identified in at least 1 case, apprehended in 0, charged in 0 and convicted in 0.
At least 1 of the 1 reported homicides was a shooting. The case had no reported motive. 1 deadly incident occurred on the streets. At least 1 of the victims were male and 0 were female.
Note that the Birmingham Police Department does not count homicides toward the total if they have been ruled justifiable. The Birmingham News keeps those in their running total.
Listing by date
- January 5: Unnamed male found shot after a gunfight at 1st Avenue South and Goldwire Street (map). A suspect has been identified, but remains at large. [1]
Responses
References
- Breaking News from the Birmingham News
External links
- Birmingham Homicides 2009 Google map by Toraine Norris for the Birmingham News