Not only have homicides dropped, but the department’s clearance rate in killings this year is at an all-time high.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today named Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett as the city’s official top cop. Pickett, 40, took over as the interim chief in December following the retirement of ...

Police made an arrest with help from some Birmingham community members.The Birmingham Police Department said a shooting seriously injured a woman in the 10 block of 3rd Avenue West just after 5:30 p.m ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A man is dead following a shooting Wednesday night in the 1400 block of Fulton Avenue SW.

It's impossible to put a price on saving one human life. So, if the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system operated by Columbus police helps officers and paramedics respond faster to find shooting ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson is now being forced to reconsider his decision to shut down the controversial ShotSpotter system — a move that set off a search for police ...

SoundThinking commends The Columbus Dispatch for its thoughtful piece on the value of ShotSpotter in Columbus ("Columbus is on track to spend $6M on ShotSpotter. But is it worth the cost?" ...

With Birmingham, Alabama, serving as one of two regional sites for March Madness, USA TODAY Network's Popi Marquez decided to quiz some of the top players on some Alabama state trivia. We asked ...