Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of February along with year-to-date numbers for 2013 and 2014.
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 said that there were 98 reported crimes in February which is increased by 15 incidents or 18% from the previous month. Of these crimes, 49% were cleared either by arrest or after further investigation. Of note, larceny theft decreased by 10 incidents as compared to the month of January while assaults were increased by 17 during the same timeframe.
There were 31 traffic accidents and 2 driving while intoxicated arrests in the city of Brownwood for February.
2014 appears to be continuing a decreasing trend of total crimes (year-to-date) than the number reported in 2013. Of note, burglary of a habitation was down by 9 cases, or 45%, as compared to the same timeframe during 2012 while burglaries of buildings were up by 4 or 66.7%.
See below for the January and February 2014 crime statistics along with tables of year-to-date 2013 and 2014 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.
| Feb 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 45 | 29 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 6 | 0 |
| Burglary of a Building | 8 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 37 | 14 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 48 |
| DWIs Feb 2014 | 2 | |
| Accidents Feb 2014 | 31 | |
| Jan 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 28 | 21 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 6 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 2 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 47 | 20 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 83 | 43 |
| DWIs Jan 2014 | 6 | |
| Accidents Jan 2014 | 37 | |
| Jan 2014 – Feb 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 73 | 50 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 12 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 10 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 84 | 34 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 181 | 91 |
| DWIs Jan 2014 – Feb 2014 | 8 | |
| Accidents Jan 2014 – Feb 2014 | 68 | |
| 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 |
| DWIs Jan 2013 – Feb 2013 | 16 | |
| Accidents Jan 2013 – Feb 2013 | 69 | |