CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Birmingham Police Department

Crime in Birmingham, AL

The violent crime rate in Birmingham is 1,159 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 165% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −9% compared with the previous 12 months.

Office towers along Second Avenue North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

1,159 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,265 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,901 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,622 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−14% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

5,060 per 100,000 residents, per year

9,887 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 195,393, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Birmingham sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,159

Birmingham has the 13th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 289 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Birmingham; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Lansing, MI1,2598
Dayton, OH1,2549
Cleveland, OH1,25110
Springfield, MO1,23011
Peoria, IL1,18112
Birmingham, AL1,15913
St. Louis, MO1,15114
Milwaukee, WI1,12615
Wichita, KS1,11716
Lafayette, LA1,10417
Shreveport, LA1,04518

The places closest to Birmingham in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Birmingham crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Birmingham Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Birmingham with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Birmingham, all 8 have a lower violent crime rate. The closest is Huntsville, AL, 81 miles away.

Birmingham and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Birmingham, AL1,159
Huntsville, AL35181 mi
Montgomery, AL61187 mi
Columbus, GA419132 mi
Atlanta, GA796138 mi
Chattanooga, TN705138 mi
Nashville, TN828183 mi
Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map114196 mi
Walton County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map155203 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent6031—−23%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Birmingham Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −9%

0100200300OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep176217
Violent crimes per month in Birmingham, AL, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025213Oct 2024232
Nov 2025204Nov 2024199
Dec 2025202Dec 2024262
Jan 2026179Jan 2025239
Feb 2026194Feb 2025142
Mar 2026152Mar 2025189
Apr 2026181Apr 2025194
May 2026207May 2025214
Jun 2026199Jun 2025191
Jul 2026197Jul 2025213
Aug 2026161Aug 2025202
Sep 2026176Sep 2025217

Homicides −23%

051015OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep57
Homicides per month in Birmingham, AL, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20255Oct 20244
Nov 20258Nov 202411
Dec 202512Dec 20244
Jan 20263Jan 20257
Feb 20267Feb 20258
Mar 20263Mar 20251
Apr 20263Apr 20257
May 20263May 20257
Jun 20267Jun 20254
Jul 20262Jul 202510
Aug 20262Aug 20258
Sep 20265Sep 20257

35 in 2026 through September, 59 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Birmingham, AL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20261765155
Aug 20261615982
Jul 20261976212
Jun 20261996247
May 20262076403
Apr 20261815773
Mar 20261526053
Feb 20261946297
Jan 20261797103
Dec 202520270612
Nov 20252047048
Oct 20252136935
Sep 20252178017
Aug 20252027708
Jul 202521383910
Jun 20251918234
May 20252148027
Apr 20251946637
Mar 20251896131
Feb 20251425758
Jan 20252397387
Dec 20242627204
Nov 202419975611
Oct 20242327694
Sep 202424280420
Aug 202427482714
Jul 202421772515
Jun 202417347311
May 202425961010
Apr 20241466258
Mar 20241054365
Feb 20241837009
Jan 20242008285
Dec 202323981414
Nov 202324483410
Oct 202328185613

How Birmingham compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
67Fort Lauderdale, FL6392,699191,199Aug 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
183Providence, RI2951,517195,376Jun 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
271Charlotte County, FL (Sheriff)118543194,478Oct 2026
285Frederick County, MD (Sheriff)95533193,550Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Birmingham in population, Birmingham included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026

All 3 places in Alabama on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
37Atlanta, GA7962,712525,939Sep 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
120Columbus, GA4191,802200,622Sep 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
224Southaven, MS2201,38958,174Sep 2026
247Walton County, FL (Sheriff)15546484,629Sep 2026
275Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114331190,022Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Birmingham by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Birmingham side by side with Montgomery, Huntsville or Providence, or with any other place.

Other cities in Alabama

2 city pages, closest first

Alabama as a whole has 338 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Birmingham’s rate is 243% above the state’s.

HuntsvilleMontgomery

All 3 cities in Alabama

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Birmingham safe?

By reported violent crime, Birmingham is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,159 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −9% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Birmingham?

This site does not have one for Birmingham. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Birmingham compares with nearby places such as Huntsville, AL instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Birmingham?

1,159 violent and 3,901 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 9,887 incidents reported to Birmingham Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Birmingham going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −9% and property crime −14% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Birmingham had in 2026?

Birmingham Police Department reported 35 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 59 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 60, or 31 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Birmingham Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AL0010200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Birmingham

12 months to September 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

AL0010200
Source
Birmingham Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset AL0010200)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Birmingham Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)