Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of killings in the city ever, breaking the record of 148 set in 1933. The lowlight of a violent year was the Sept. 21 mass shooting at the Hush Lounge in Birmingham’s Five Points South entertainment district that killed four and left 17 injured.

Violent crime — which includes homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — fell by 18% in Norfolk in 2024. Property crime, which makes up the vast majority of crimes reported in the city,

Greensboro's police chief plans to adopt a similar program to Omaha's successful crime-fighting model that unites community organizations and law enforcement to combat

Birmingham homicides are down 27 percent so far in 2025, fueled in part by a 23-day stretch with no homicides in the city. As of Monday morning, the city had 16 homicides in the first 2 ½ months of 2025 compared to 22 for the same time period in 2024.

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