Category: Public Safety
Birmingham Council Transfers Property to Group Providing Violence Reduction Programs
Offender Alumni Association is to invest $150K in the former JCCEO building’s renovations.
Data-Driven Partnership To Tackle Root Causes of Violence in Jefferson County
The Birmingham-Jefferson County Justice Governance Partnership brings together public, nonprofit and private representatives to analyze causes of violence and make plans to address them in neighborhoods. Read more.
Are Streets in East Lake Safer? Community Weighs In on Pilot Project as City Council Decides Whether to Make Street Closures Permanent
Residents and business owners express mixed reactions to the East Lake changes ahead of a Tuesday public hearing. Read more.
Birmingham Leaders Approve Nearly $2M for Violence-Reduction Programs
The ARPA funding will go to programs focused on fighting sources of violence in the community. Read more.
What Would You Do to Reduce Crime, City Asks Residents in Surveys
Birmingham leaders want to hear the opinions of residents, faith leaders and educators on what the city can do to reduce the number of people dying in violent crimes. Read more.
Birmingham Officials Block Off East Lake Intersections in Hope of Reducing Crime
A pilot Safe Streets Initiative launched Monday in East Lake is blocking off key entry and exit points in an attempt to curb crime. Read more.
Birmingham Council Allocates $2M DOJ Grant to Expand Youth Violence Prevention Program
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to give nearly $2 million from a federal grant to expand a local violence prevention program. The Restore program, which offers mental health and case management services to Birmingham youths, has covered children aged 15 to 19, but the initiative is being expanded to include children as young as 11. Read more.
Birmingham Nears Year’s End With Mixed Crime Numbers
The city of Birmingham released its most recent crime stats Friday, showing that, while nonviolent crimes such as burglary, auto theft and theft numbers have increased this year, violent crimes still are down somewhat. Read more.
Alabama Has 5th Highest U.S. Gun Death Rate; Study Blames Weak Laws, High Ownership
The Violence Policy Center, a non-profit educational organization, used the most recent CDC data on gun death rates in the U.S. for its analysis. Read more.
Bill Would Create Sexual Assault Survivor ‘Bill of Rights’
MONTGOMERY — Legislation moving through the Legislature would create a sexual assault survivor “bill of rights” and set a requirement for how long law enforcement must preserve evidence from sexual assault cases.
Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollinger’s Island, is sponsoring House Bill 137, which is scheduled to be considered in the House Tuesday.
“My whole purpose of this legislation is to try and protect sexual assault victims and help bring perpetrators and criminals to justice,” Brown told Alabama Daily News.
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