The BPD said it achieved an 87.3% homicide clearance rate in 2025 which means most of the homicide cases were solved through arrests or case closures.

For the first time in a decade, Birmingham ended 2025 with less than 100 homicides. There were 88 homicides in 2025, down from 152 in 2024 when the city’s homicide tally broke a record set in 1933.

A Birmingham violence-intervention program is expanding scaling street outreach, mediation and community prevention. This comes as Birmingham saw a 42% reduction in homicides in the city comparing ...

Birmingham police chief Michael Pickett stood with pride as he saluted newly sworn officers during the academy graduation Friday morning. In addition to increasing the force staff, reducing crime has ...