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Birmingham Police Department

City agencyAL0010200NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020Founded 1871

Jefferson, Shelby County, Alabama

Serves ~206,950 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) is the police department of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States. The department operates in an area of 148.61 square miles across two counties (384.91 km2) and a population of 212,237 people.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI AL0010200.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Burglary: victim & offender age · 4,475 victims, 6,502 offenders
Victim sex
Female2,235 (50%)
Male2,180 (49%)
Unknown60 (1%)
Victim race
Black or African American3,044 (71%)
White1,206 (28%)
Asian29 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander16 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native16 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home4,135 (68%)
Other/Unknown389 (6%)
Rental Storage Facility234 (4%)
Commercial/Office Building176 (3%)
Restaurant175 (3%)
Specialty Store158 (3%)

Top 6 of 38 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown152 (40%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)82 (22%)
Stranger70 (19%)
Acquaintance30 (8%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend18 (5%)
Otherwise Known6 (2%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property3,379 (87%)
All Other Larceny166 (4%)
Aggravated Assault72 (2%)
Simple Assault62 (2%)
Theft From Building60 (2%)
Motor Vehicle Theft50 (1%)

Top 6 of 25 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
809
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
203
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
1,012
Population served
206,950
Operating budget
$104,619,650
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013847255$83,233,076
2007768400$82,836,608
2003807194$72,157,760
2000878292$59,016,943
1999893274
1997914269
1993752228
1990706201

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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