Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of April along with year-to-date numbers for 2014 and 2015.
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 87 reported crimes in April which is increased by 9 counts from the previous month. Of these crimes, 40.2% were cleared either by arrest or after further investigation. Of note, cases of assaults were increased by 9 incidents or 29% as compared to the month of March. Car thefts are up by 3 incidents in March as compared to the prior month.
There were 38 traffic accidents and 9 driving while intoxicated arrests in the city of Brownwood for April.
2015 appears to have a slightly increased number of total crimes (year-to-date) than the number reported in 2014 by 13%. Of note, cases of assault are down by 48 incidents or 29%; however, motor vehicle theft was up by 6 incidents and there was an increase of rape and robbery cases as compared to the same timeframe during 2014.
See below for the March and April crime statistics along with tables of year-to-date 2014 and 2015 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.
| Apr 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 40 | 21 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 10 | 3 |
| Burglary of a Building | 0 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 31 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 87 | 35 |
| DWIs Apr 2015 | 9 | |
| Accidents Apr 2015 | 38 | |
| Mar 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 |
| Assault | 31 | 14 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 8 | 4 |
| Burglary of a Building | 4 | 1 |
| Larceny Theft | 31 | 13 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 32 |
| DWIs Mar 2015 | 12 | |
| Accidents Mar 2015 | 35 | |
| Jan 2015 – Apr 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 8 | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 | 2 |
| Assault | 117 | 65 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 33 | 8 |
| Burglary of a Building | 8 | 2 |
| Larceny Theft | 155 | 51 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 8 | 4 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 333 | 136 |
| DWIs Jan 2015 – Apr 2015 | 33 | |
| Accidents Jan 2015 – Apr 2015 | 148 | |
| Jan 2014 – Apr 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 4 | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 |
| Assault | 165 | 95 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 28 | 5 |
| Burglary of a Building | 14 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 169 | 58 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 3 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 383 | 167 |
| DWIs Jan 2014 – Apr 2014 | 15 | |
| Accidents Jan 2014 – Apr 2014 | 160 | |