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Birmingham, AL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Birmingham crime rate is much higher than the Alabama average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #303

Birmingham, AL	5,217.36
Alabama	1,941.17
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Birmingham, AL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Birmingham, AL	Count	52	182	1,051	2,084	3,750	8,743	1,436	145
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	24.5	85.8	495.5	982.5	1,767.9	4,121.8	677.0	68.4	4,779
	Alabama	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	96.9	283.4	819.0	2,149.5	209.1	NA	1,714
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Birmingham, AL	Count	63	178	969	1,642	4,018	8,661	1,478	NA
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	29.7	84.0	457.1	774.5	1,895.3	4,085.4	697.2	NA	4,643
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.2	29.5	96.2	285.2	877.8	2,254.8	218.7	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Birmingham, AL	Count	67	152	983	2,035	4,704	9,042	1,042	117
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	31.4	71.3	460.9	954.2	2,205.7	4,239.8	488.6	54.9	4,883
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.1	26.9	104.1	311.8	984.7	2,312.8	204.8	NA	1,882
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Birmingham, AL	Count	54	182	1,011	1,916	5,806	10,522	1,513	123
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	25.3	85.3	474.1	898.4	2,722.5	4,933.9	709.5	57.7	5,368
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.3	28.5	102.2	283.0	1,064.3	2,319.7	222.0	NA	1,896
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Birmingham, AL	Count	65	198	1,150	1,399	5,019	11,546	1,594	135
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	28.6	87.1	505.8	615.3	2,207.4	5,078.0	701.1	59.4	4,965
	Alabama	Per 100,000	6.9	31.9	132.9	278.1	1,037.2	2,499.9	235.3	NA	2,001
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Birmingham, AL	Count	82	212	1,499	1,456	5,153	12,761	2,140	134
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	35.9	92.9	656.6	637.7	2,257.0	5,589.2	937.3	58.7	5,623
	Alabama	Per 100,000	7.6	34.7	157.6	253.0	1,081.3	2,713.0	288.7	NA	2,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Birmingham, AL	Count	86	229	1,609	1,396	4,864	12,528	2,246	221
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	37.8	100.6	706.7	613.1	2,136.3	5,502.3	986.4	97.1	5,684
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.9	33.4	159.9	245.8	979.5	2,684.6	307.5	NA	2,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Birmingham, AL	Count	104	220	1,429	1,422	4,813	12,113	2,081	228
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	44.5	94.2	611.8	608.8	2,060.6	5,185.9	890.9	97.6	5,442
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.3	35.9	153.5	227.6	969.1	2,644.3	322.7	NA	2,069
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Birmingham, AL	Count	104	241	1,429	1,675	4,933	11,962	2,028	136
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	44.3	102.7	609.2	714.1	2,103.0	5,099.5	864.6	58.0	5,568
	Alabama	Per 100,000	8.2	34.3	141.4	247.8	953.8	2,650.0	288.3	NA	2,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Birmingham, AL	4.33
Alabama	2.91
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Birmingham, AL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,132	866	266
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	533.7	408.3	125.4	4.71
	Alabama	Per 100,000	337.1	226.5	110.6	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,126	836	290
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	531.1	394.3	136.8	4.63
	Alabama	Per 100,000	333.0	223.0	110.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,120	865	255
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	525.2	405.6	119.6	4.65
	Alabama	Per 100,000	335.9	227.6	108.4	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,163	877	286
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	545.3	411.2	134.1	4.78
	Alabama	Per 100,000	362.6	241.4	121.2	3.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,163	858	305
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	503.4	371.4	132.0	4.37
	Alabama	Per 100,000	349.5	235.7	113.8	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,127	854	273
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	495.7	375.6	120.1	4.36
	Alabama	Per 100,000	368.8	245.1	123.6	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,085	789	296
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	475.2	345.6	129.6	4.10
	Alabama	Per 100,000	364.4	242.8	121.6	3.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,072	773	299
	Birmingham, AL	Per 100,000	470.8	339.5	131.3	4.05
	Alabama	Per 100,000	360.6	235.4	125.2	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,071	791	280
2005	Birmingham, AL	Count	1,095	813	282