Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of February along with year-to-date numbers for 2012 and 2013.
Corley releases Brownwood Police Department crime statistics on a monthly basis as a program to have a department that is more transparent to the public. Corley stated that he also looks at these numbers to see where the department needs to focus.
Corley reports that there were 93 reported crimes in February which is slightly decreased from the previous month. Of these crimes, 32.3% were cleared either by arrest or after further investigation. Of note, reports of larceny theft decreased by 12 incidents or 25.5% during the month of February as compared to January. February statistics show that reports of assault increased slightly by four incidents or 10% from the previous month.
Traffic accidents for February were down by 23 incidents for the month when compared to January. Incidents of driving while intoxicated are also decreased, with 6 less cases this month than in the previous month.
Year-to-date, 2013 appears to be continuing a decreasing trend of crimes across the board than 2012, with 19% less total crimes. Of those crimes 44.3% were cleared as compared to 18.72% for the same time frame during the previous year.
See below for the January 2013 and February 2013 crime statistics along with tables of year-to-date 2012 and 2013 statistics of the same time period for comparison. The number reported refers to crimes that were assigned a case number and responded to by police. The number cleared refers to how many cases were closed either by an arrest or after further investigation.
| February 2013 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 44 | 17 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 7 | 2 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 1 |
| Larceny Theft | 35 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 30 |
| DWI’S Feb 2013 | Accidents Feb 2013 | |
| 5 | 23 | |
| January 2013 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 |
| Assault | 40 | 20 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 14 | 5 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 2 |
| Larceny Theft | 47 | 29 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 60 |
| DWI’S Jan 2013 | Accidents Jan 2013 | |
| 11 | 46 | |
| YTD Jan 2013 – Feb 2013 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 2 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 |
| Assault | 84 | 37 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 21 | 7 |
| Burglary of a Building | 6 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 82 | 37 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 5 | 3 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 203 | 90 |
| DWI’S Jan-Feb 2013 | Accidents Jan-Feb 2013 | |
| 16 | 69 | |
| YTD Jan 2012 to Feb 2012 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 3 | 0 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 |
| Assault | 80 | 23 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 12 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 5 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 147 | 21 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 251 | 47 |
| DWI’S Jan-Feb 2012 | Accidents Jan-Feb 2012 | |
| 20 | 78 | |