Retired Birmingham Police Weigh In on City’s Growing Homicides

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Retired Birmingham Police Weigh In on City’s Growing Homicides

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Homicides are up across America, and Birmingham is no different. Local law enforcement points out, however, that “total” violent crime in the Magic City was actually down 22 percent as of August 25, 2022, compared with last year, August 25, 2021. Still, homicides (up 21.8 percent) get all of […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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