A Street Response Team designed to respond to shootings to intervene before tensions escalate and expansion of an existing hospital-based violence intervention program are among community-led efforts backed by Mayor Randall Woodfin to reduce crime in Birmingham.
A woman was shot to death Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, following a fight in the parking lot of Monarch Ridge apartments. Her car was stolen but later recovered.A Street Response Team designed to show up on shooting scenes to intervene before tensions escalate and expansion of an existing hospital-based violence intervention program are among community-led efforts backed by Mayor Randall Woodfin to reduce crime in Birmingham.
“These initiatives are designed to tackle gun violence at its root, help formerly incarcerated individuals re-enter society, and create safer streets for all of us,’’ Woodfin said.The programs would not involve the use of police officers. - Partnership with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform: City officials are working with national experts to evaluate which programs have been successful in other cities and how to best bring those best practices to Birmingham. The goal is to use evidence-based strategies to tackle gun violence.and matches gunshot victims with specially trained workers in the hospital in an effort to break the cycle of violence.Since it began, the existing program has enrolled 120 victims.
Bean told the Public Safety Committee that cities who have taken similar, public health approaches have seen significant reductions in crime.
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