Birmingham Crime Map
Alabama · September 2026 · updated 2026-11-12
| September 2026 | 449 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 4,187 incidents through September |
| Full archive | 4,187 incidents (2026–2026) |
Source: Birmingham Police Department open data.
About crime in Birmingham
Latest available snapshot. Birmingham has 449 incidents for September 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Across 2026, the current archive contains 4,187 incidents for Birmingham. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Birmingham crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-21 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Birmingham, Alabama recorded 4,187 police-reported incidents in January–September 2026, according to Birmingham Police Department data through September 2026. Theft was the most reported category with 1,962 incidents, followed by burglary and auto theft. Violent-category incidents totaled 464. West Precinct recorded the highest precinct total at 1,341 incidents, followed by East Precinct with 1,230. Burglary totaled 825 incidents and auto theft totaled 590, while assault accounted for 367 incidents.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported crime incidents in Birmingham, Alabama, using open data from the Birmingham Police Department. The map lets readers explore incidents by location and category across the city’s four named precincts, with records grouped for January–September 2026. Data in this view runs through September 2026, and the nine-month window reflects the months with data available in the source.
For January–September 2026, the dataset records 4,187 incidents. The year is not complete in the source data. Violent-category incidents, counted as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide in January–September 2026, totaled 464, or 11.1% of the period total. The all-years archive also holds 4,187 incidents, covering 2026 to 2026, since only 2026 is represented so far. Theft accounted for 1,962 of those incidents.
Recent trend
The Birmingham archive currently contains a single year, 2026, with 4,187 incidents recorded across nine months with data. That year is marked as not complete in the source, with data through September 2026. Because no second complete year is available, no year-over-year percentage change is reported for this page. The all-years archive total is also 4,187 incidents, spanning 2026 to 2026, which reflects that only January–September 2026 has been loaded so far. Additional full years will be needed before an annual trend can be described.
Category breakdown
Theft was the largest single category in January–September 2026 with 1,962 incidents, or 46.9% of the 4,187 total. Burglary followed with 825 incidents, or 19.7%, while Auto theft added 590 incidents, or 14.1%. Together those three property-related groupings account for most of the nine-month record. Assault totaled 367 incidents, or 8.8%, and Other totaled 261 incidents, or 6.2%, with Weapons offenses contributing 232 incidents, or 5.5% of the total, and Other crime adding 29 incidents, or 0.7%. Robbery recorded 81 incidents, or 1.9%. The violent-category total of 464 reflects assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide combined. The breakdown covers the same January–September 2026 window.
Where incidents concentrate
For January–September 2026, West Precinct recorded 1,341 incidents, or 32% of the period total, followed by East Precinct with 1,230 incidents, or 29.4%. South Precinct recorded 998 incidents, or 23.8%, and North Precinct recorded 618 incidents, or 14.8%. The four named precincts together cover the 4,187 incidents in the nine-month dataset. Data runs through September 2026 across nine months with data. Neighborhood counts follow where people live, work and visit, so they reflect activity locations and reporting rather than a neighborhood risk score.
What this means
What stands out for Birmingham in January–September 2026 is the concentration in three categories: Theft with 1,962 incidents or 46.9%, Burglary with 825 incidents or 19.7%, and Auto theft with 590 incidents or 14.1%. Together they shape the 4,187-incident total. Assault at 367 incidents or 8.8% is the next largest specific category. By precinct, West Precinct with 1,341 incidents or 32% and East Precinct with 1,230 incidents or 29.4% lead South Precinct with 998 incidents or 23.8%.
FAQ
How many police-reported incidents were recorded in Birmingham in January–September 2026?
Birmingham recorded 4,187 police-reported incidents in January–September 2026. That total includes 464 violent-category incidents, or 11.1% of the period total, defined as assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide combined. The 2026 year is not complete in the source data, covering 9 months. The archive total is also 4,187 incidents, spanning 2026 to 2026.
What was the most reported crime category in Birmingham in January–September 2026?
Theft was the leading category with 1,962 reported incidents, or 46.9% of the 4,187 incidents in January–September 2026. Burglary ranked second with 825 incidents and 19.7%, followed by auto theft with 590 incidents and 14.1%. Assault accounted for 367 incidents and 8.8%. No other specific category exceeded those totals in this 9-month period.
Is crime in Birmingham going up or down?
There is no year-over-year change to report for Birmingham because the archive lists only 2026, with 4,187 incidents, and that year is marked incomplete with 9 months of data. No second complete year is available for comparison, so annual change cannot be calculated. Any review of direction would require an additional complete year in the Birmingham Police Department data.
Which Birmingham precinct had the most reported incidents in January–September 2026?
West Precinct recorded the most incidents in January–September 2026 with 1,341, or 32% of the city’s 4,187 incidents. East Precinct followed with 1,230 incidents and 29.4%, then South Precinct with 998 incidents and 23.8%. North Precinct recorded 618 incidents and 14.8%. The ranking covers the 4 named neighborhoods tracked for Birmingham in this period.
Where does TheCrimeMaps get Birmingham crime data?
The figures come from the Birmingham Police Department, the upstream open-data source for this Birmingham page. The January–September 2026 breakdown includes theft at 1,962 incidents, burglary at 825 incidents and auto theft at 590 incidents. Other, with 261 incidents, includes weapons offenses at 232 incidents and other crime at 29 incidents in the same period.
How current is the Birmingham crime data on this page?
The data is current through September 2026, covering 9 months of 2026. The period total is 4,187 police-reported incidents, including 81 robberies and 367 assaults. Because January–September 2026 is marked not complete, it should not be read as a full-year total. Later months would be added as the Birmingham Police Department releases additional data.
Explore Birmingham
By category
- Birmingham Assault (367)
- Birmingham Sexual assault (16)
- Birmingham Robbery (81)
- Birmingham Burglary (825)
- Birmingham Auto theft (590)
- Birmingham Theft from vehicle (55)
- Birmingham Theft (1,962)
- Birmingham Bike theft (30)
- Birmingham Other (261)
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Neighborhoods
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