2008 Birmingham homicides
This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2008. 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.
With 1 homicide up to January 3, the city is on pace for 122 in 2008. Based on the 2006 census estimate of 229,424 population, that represents 53.2 homicides per 100,000 population for the year. Birmingham had 93 homicides in 2007, 109 in 2006, and a record of 135 in 1994.
Birmingham is averaging 9.68 homicides per month, or one every 3 days. The longest stretch without a homicide was between December 25 and January 2.
Of the 1 recorded homicide, suspects have been reported identified in at least 1 cases, apprehended in none, and charged in none.
The first homicide was a shooting., which occurred on the street. The victim was female, and the relationship of the victim to her killer was not reported.
Listing by date
- January 2: Unnamed young woman, found shot to death outside an apartment complex on the 200 block of 51st Street North in Woodlawn. Her car was in the street with the engine running. Officers were seeking a suspect shortly after the shooting. [1]
Responses
References
- 2007 Press Releases from Birmingham Police Department