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Birmingham Police Department (Alabama)
Encyclopedia
The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) is the police department
of the city of Birmingham
, Alabama
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Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
of the city of Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Birmingham Police Department, 47 officers have died in the line of duty.| Cause of deaths | Number of deaths |
|---|---|
| Automobile accident | |
| Bomb | |
| Gunfire | |
| Gunfire (accidental) | |
| Heart attack | |
| Motorcycle accident | |
| Struck by vehicle | |
| Vehicular assault | |