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Birmingham Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 228,314 3,249 82 212 1,499 1,456 20,054 5,153 12,761 2,140 134
2006 N/A 1,586 55 122 704 705 8,920 2,242 5,710 968 98
2005 234,571 3,449 104 241 1,429 1,675 18,923 4,933 11,962 2,028 136
 

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ONE News Men held on "terror" suspicion in Amsterdam 3 hrs ago
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:38:55 -0700
US officials have said they do not believe two Yemeni men arrested in Amsterdam after flying from Chicago were planning a terror attack. The men were detained at Schiphol airport after they were found to have checked luggage onto a US internal flight but not boarded it.

Tuscaloosa Terror Suspects Released
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:40:36 -0700
Dutch prosecutors say two terror suspects, including one with ties to Alabama, have been released after investigators found no evidence to link them to a terror plot.

US urges caution over plane pair
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:14:50 -0700
US officials say they do not believe two Yemeni men, held in Amsterdam as terror suspects, were planning an attack.

Dutch hold two men on "terrorism" suspicion
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:13:48 -0700
Dutch authorities have detained two Yemeni men at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on suspicion of terrorist conspiracy, though a U.S. official on Tuesday cast doubt that they were part of a terrorism plot.

Dutch prosecutors hold two men on "terror" suspicion
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:50:19 -0700
Dutch authorities detained two Yemeni men at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on suspicion of terrorist conspiracy after a tip-off from the United States, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:55:40 -0700
What is animal abuse or neglect? Could it be leaving your animal for four days without anyone checking on it, feeding it or watering it? Some seem to think because they put buckets of food out and filled the water jug up, this is OK. Is this not neglect in 95-degree weather?

Airline Passengers Held on Fears of Terrorist Plot
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:32:49 -0700
Cellphones, watches and wayward luggage aroused the suspicion of American officials.

Dutch: 2 Yemenis from US suspected of terror plot
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:13:13 -0700
Dutch prosecutors say two Yemeni citizens who arrived in Amsterdam on a flight from the United States are suspects in a conspiracy to commit a terrorist act.

Andy Staples: NCAA hypocritical in enforcement of transfer waiver
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:52:40 -0700
In denying quarterback Jeremiah Masoli a chance to play at Ole Miss this season, the NCAA noted that Masoli violated the spirit of its graduate student transfer rule. Masoli, the NCAA reasoned, had transferred only because he was thrown off the team at Oregon -- not because he longed to obtain a master's degree in Parks and Recreation from Mississippi's flagship university.

Crime Shorts
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:22:48 -0700
Former bank employee indicted for Fraud and Embezzlement BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Regions Bank employee on fraud and identity theft charges, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector Frank Dyer and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Roy D. Sexton. Ethel Wanjaneese Acoff, 37, of Birmingham, faces six counts of bank ...

A-G rejects US threat over Watson case
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:52:49 -0700
QUEENSLAND authorities have rejected a claim that they have delayed providing evidence in the case of Gabe Watson, whose wife Tina died while scuba-diving.

Apparent murder,suicide attempt in Sylacauga
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:32:32 -0700
SYLACAUGA — The Police Department is investigating an apparent murder and attempted suicide early Tuesday morning outside Blue Bell Creameries.

Candlelight vigil held to mourn loss of Sylacauga woman
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:17:46 -0700
SYLACAUGA — About 200 people participated in a candlelight vigil Tuesday night to mourn the loss of a Sylacauga woman who was fatally shot earlier in the day.

Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:15:31 -0700
Alabama Power customers should beware of a possible phone scam, according to company spokesperson Michael Sznajderman. “We have had a number of instances in the past few days of people getting calls from scam artists saying they are employees of Alabama Power,” he said.

Alabama celebrates 21st annual Recovery Month
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:38 -0700
Events will be held statewide throughout the month of September celebrating the 21 st anniversary of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month).

Delivering local news to Selma, Alabama since 1827
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:59:00 -0700
State and national news update at 4 p.m. MONTGOMERY (AP) — Another Republican justice on the Alabama Supreme Court has given campaign donations to Democratic candidates for the state’s highest court.

Three charged with arson of historic cabin
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:25:49 -0700
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted three people in connection with the 2009 fire of a historic building in the Talladega National Forest near Anniston.

Alabama Power warning customers of new scam
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:55:58 -0700
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Alabama Power is sending out a warning about a possible phone scam to its customers. The utility company says con artists are calling customers and demanding credit card information over the phone.

FBI: Unlikely That 2 Yemenis Plotted Terror
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:30:15 -0700
The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack, a U.S. official said Tuesday, casting doubt on earlier suggestions even as Dutch authorities held the pair on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist act.

Terror mystery: Was it just a big mix-up?
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:45:16 -0700
Federal officials backed off allegations that two Yemeni men may have been attempting a terrorist criminal act.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abbeville 19 10 9
Adamsville 29 17 12
Addison 3 3 0
Alabaster 88 69 19
Albertville 58 40 18
Alexander City 64 46 18
Aliceville 11 7 4
Andalusia 40 30 10
Anniston 119 84 35
Arab 36 24 12
Ardmore 11 7 4
Argo 6 6 0
Ariton 2 2 0
Ashford 8 4 4
Ashland 11 7 4
Ashville 6 6 0
Athens 54 43 11
Atmore 38 33 5
Attalla 26 20 6
Auburn 104 98 6
Autaugaville 1 1 0
Baker Hill 1 1 0
Bay Minette 33 23 10
Bayou La Batre 16 11 5
Bear Creek 1 1 0
Berry 3 3 0
Bessemer 141 105 36
Birmingham 1085 789 296
Blountsville 6 6 0
Boaz 33 23 10
Brent 5 5 0
Brewton 32 25 7
Bridgeport 11 7 4
Brighton 11 6 5
Brookside 1 1 0
Brundidge 13 8 5
Butler 6 6 0
Calera 32 26 6
Camden 9 8 1
Carrollton 3 3 0
Cedar Bluff 4 4 0
Centre 11 10 1
Centreville 6 6 0
Chatom 6 6 0
Cherokee 4 4 0
Chickasaw 26 21 5
Citronelle 14 9 5
Clanton 25 22 3
Clayhatchee 1 1 0
Clayton 4 4 0
Clio 3 3 0
Coffeeville 1 1 0
Collinsville 9 4 5
Columbiana 12 8 4
Coosada 3 3 0
Cordova 5 4 1
Cottonwood 3 3 0
Creola 12 7 5
Cullman 66 49 17
Dadeville 13 12 1
Daleville 23 17 6
Daphne 71 44 27
Dauphin Island 13 10 3
Decatur 147 127 20
Demopolis 23 20 3
Dora 7 4 3
Dothan 224 152 72
Double Springs 5 5 0
Douglas 3 3 0
East Brewton 6 4 2
Eclectic 10 6 4
Elba 22 14 8
Elberta 6 5 1
Enterprise 70 53 17
Eufaula 55 38 17
Eutaw 11 10 1
Evergreen 17 15 2
Excel 1 1 0
Fairfield 51 38 13
Fairhope 55 32 23
Falkville 8 8 0
Fayette 12 11 1
Flomaton 11 6 5
Florala 6 6 0
Florence 119 92 27
Foley 88 58 30
Fort Payne 38 34 4
Fultondale 31 23 8
Gadsden 133 101 32
Gardendale 36 28 8
Geneva 15 11 4
Georgiana 10 7 3
Geraldine 3 3 0
Glencoe 10 7 3
Goodwater 8 4 4
Gordo 4 4 0
Grant 5 5 0
Greensboro 9 9 0
Greenville 35 27 8
Grove Hill 8 7 1
Guin 4 4 0
Gulf Shores 54 40 14
Guntersville 43 32 11
Gurley 4 4 0
Hackleburg 2 2 0
Haleyville 16 11 5
Hamilton 13 12 1
Hammondville 2 2 0
Hanceville 15 11 4
Harpersville 9 9 0
Hartford 12 7 5
Hartselle 37 29 8
Headland 14 10 4
Heflin 11 10 1
Helena 26 22 4
Henagar 6 2 4
Hillsboro 1 1 0
Hokes Bluff 7 5 2
Hollywood 3 2 1
Homewood 105 75 30
Hoover 216 158 58
Hueytown 38 32 6
Huntsville 512 398 114
Ider 4 3 1
Irondale 35 28 7
Jackson 25 19 6
Jacksonville 31 26 5
Jasper 73 46 27
Jemison 12 11 1
Killen 5 5 0
Kimberly 7 5 2
Kinsey 3 2 1
Lafayette 16 15 1
Lake View 5 4 1
Lanett 31 27 4
Leeds 26 22 4
Leesburg 3 3 0
Leighton 3 3 0
Level Plains 6 6 0
Lexington 2 2 0
Lincoln 22 17 5
Linden 7 7 0
Lineville 11 7 4
Littleville 8 5 3
Livingston 12 7 5
Lockhart 1 1 0
Loxley 17 12 5
Luverne 14 10 4
Lynn 2 1 1
Madison 97 71 26
Maplesville 5 5 0
Marion 13 6 7
McIntosh 9 9 0
McKenzie 1 1 0
Mentone 2 2 0
Midfield 16 12 4
Midland City 11 5 6
Millbrook 39 30 9
Millport 1 1 0
Millry 4 3 1
Mobile 686 512 174
Monroeville 29 23 6
Montevallo 18 14 4
Montgomery 654 499 155
Moody 19 18 1
Morris 8 6 2
Moulton 11 11 0
Moundville 8 7 1
Mount Vernon 6 5 1
Mountain Brook 62 49 13
Muscle Shoals 43 34 9
Myrtlewood 1 1 0
Napier Field 2 2 0
New Brockton 5 3 2
New Hope 7 7 0
New Site 1 1 0
Newton 5 4 1
North Courtland 2 1 1
Northport 79 60 19
Notasulga 6 3 3
Oakman 3 3 0
Odenville 9 9 0
Ohatchee 6 6 0
Oneonta 19 18 1
Opelika 96 75 21
Opp 29 22 7
Orange Beach 57 36 21
Owens Crossroads 4 4 0
Oxford 62 50 12
Ozark 40 34 6
Pelham 80 65 15
Pell City 33 30 3
Phenix City 99 78 21
Phil Campbell 2 2 0
Pickensville 2 1 1
Piedmont 19 14 5
Pinckard 2 2 0
Pine Hill 4 4 0
Pleasant Grove 26 20 6
Powell 2 1 1
Prattville 86 76 10
Priceville 4 4 0
Prichard 67 45 22
Ragland 4 3 1
Rainbow City 32 22 10
Rainsville 15 11 4
Ranburne 2 2 0
Red Bay 11 7 4
Reform 5 5 0
Riverside 4 4 0
Roanoke 29 24 5
Robertsdale 27 14 13
Rockford 2 1 1
Russellville 28 24 4
Samson 6 5 1
Saraland 49 38 11
Sardis City 4 4 0
Scottsboro 66 44 22
Selma 72 48 24
Sheffield 35 29 6
Shorter 11 4 7
Silas 2 1 1
Silverhill 2 2 0
Sipsey 1 1 0
Skyline 3 1 2
Slocomb 7 6 1
Snead 5 5 0
Southside 15 9 6
Spanish Fort 15 14 1
Springville 12 12 0
Steele 3 2 1
Stevenson 6 4 2
Sulligent 7 7 0
Sumiton 11 7 4
Summerdale 6 5 1
Sylacauga 48 41 7
Sylvania 2 2 0
Talladega 50 38 12
Tallassee 22 16 6
Tarrant City 31 25 6
Taylor 2 2 0
Thomasville 21 16 5
Thorsby 6 6 0
Town Creek 2 2 0
Triana 2 2 0
Trinity 6 6 0
Troy 68 48 20
Trussville 57 45 12
Tuscaloosa 337 262 75
Tuscumbia 28 21 7
Tuskegee 38 26 12
Union Springs 16 10 6
Uniontown 8 8 0
Valley 37 27 10
Valley Head 3 2 1
Vance 3 3 0
Vernon 7 7 0
Vestavia Hills 67 65 2
Warrior 20 14 6
Weaver 10 7 3
Webb 2 2 0
Wedowee 9 9 0
West Blocton 2 2 0
Wetumpka 38 28 10
Wilton 1 1 0
Winfield 11 10 1
Woodstock 4 4 0
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

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Amber Alerts for Alabama
 

Missing Persons for
Birmingham, AL


Endangered Runaway: JORDAN SNEATH (AL)
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:29:23 EDT


Endangered Missing: TARASHA BENJAMIN (AL)
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:29:46 EDT


Endangered Runaway: LEONARDO MORNING (AL)
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:06:14 EDT


Endangered Runaway: VICKY HERNANDEZ (AL)
Thu, 13 May 2010 10:02:28 EDT


Endangered Runaway: ASHLEY BRACKENS (AL)
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:16:19 EDT


Missing: JESUS LEZAMA RAMIREZ (AL)
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:24:13 EDT


Endangered Runaway: SHARNECIA FRAZIER (AL)
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:09:06 EST


Missing: MARY JO BURNETT (AL)
Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:15:41 EDT


Endangered Runaway: NAYRI CONTRERAS (AL)
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:03:28 EDT


Missing: JULIAN HERNANDEZ (AL)
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:21:30 EDT


Endangered Missing: HALEIGH CULWELL (AL)
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:15:37 EDT


Endangered Missing: KIMBERLY ARRINGTON (AL)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:28:12 EST


Endangered Missing: CHRISTINA CARTER (AL)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:03:20 EST


Endangered Missing: DANIEL BARTER (AL)
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:13:21 EST


Endangered Missing: BRENDA GREEN (AL)
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:21:04 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: CARLA CORLEY (AL)
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:20:42 EDT


Endangered Missing: KEMBERLY RAMER (AL)
Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:35:52 EST


Endangered Missing: SHERRY MARLER (AL)
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:36:45 EST


Endangered Missing: FRED WRIGHT (AL)
Tue, 04 Jan 2005 11:53:51 EST

There are no missing persons
for Alabama
     
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