Jefferson County Coroner's Office
With spread of fentanyl, opioids kill record number of Black men in Birmingham
The number of opioid overdose deaths among Black men in Jefferson County has quadrupled since 2019, sparking action from residents and health experts.
Families find support during a new wave of the opioid epidemic
The opioid epidemic continues to evolve. There's been a shift in overdose demographics and ways the drug is consumed. But what hasn’t changed is the strain that opioid addiction can have including on families.
How many people died in homicides in Birmingham in 2021? It’s not clear
Tracking Birmingham's homicides for 2021 should have been straightforward. Here's why it wasn't.
