2011 Birmingham homicides

This is a List of Birmingham homicides in 2011. 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.

1 homicide has been reported in the city as of January 6, putting Birmingham on pace for 61 in 2011. Based on the 2010 census estimate of 229,151 population, that represents 26.6 homicides per 100,000 population for the year. Birmingham had 63 homicides in 2010, 72 in 2009, 90 in 2008, and a record of 141 in 1992. At this time in 2010 there had been no homicides.

Birmingham is averaging 5.2 homicides per month, or one every 6 days. There was 1 incident so far in January. The longest stretch without a homicide was the 5 days between January 1 and 5. No deaths were reported on Sundays, 0 on Mondays, 0 on Tuesdays, 1 on a Wednesday, 0 on Thursdays, 0 on Fridays and 0 on Saturdays.

In the 1 reported homicide, suspects have been identified in no cases, apprehended in none, charged in none and convicted in none. No homicides were ruled justifiable by prosecutors, and no others, caused by reckless driving rather than malice aforethought, were charged as homicide, but not murder. Not counting those, the police department acknowledges 1 murder in its tabulation for the year.

At least 1 of the 1 reported homicides was a shooting. 1 incident took place on the streets. 1 victims was a males and none were females.

Listing by date

1. January 5: Michael Lee Terry, 23, was found shot to death on the 4300 block of Indian Valley Road in Pawnee Heights. His 2007 Lexus was found hours later on Cherry Avenue in Forestdale. No arrest. (report)

See also

• List of homicides in 2011
• Birmingham homicides by year
• Crime in Birmingham