Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of November along with year-to-date numbers for 2010 and 2011.
Corley releases Brownwood Police Department crime statistics on a monthly basis as a program to have a more transparent department to the public. Corley stated that he also looks at these numbers to see where the department needs to focus.
The total number of crimes decreased by 18 incidences this in November. Overall, reported crime in Brownwood was down in November by approximately 15% as compared to the previous month. Of these crimes, about 22.1% were cleared for the month of November 2011.
Year-to-date, 2011 statistics show that 29.4% of crimes were cleared, an increase of 5% of crimes cleared as compared to 24.4% cleared in year-to-date crimes of 2010. The 2011 total number of reported crimes is down year-to-date by 3.6% as compared year-to-date to the same period in 2010.
See below for the October and November statistics for 2011 along with tables of year-to-date 2011 and 2010 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.
November 2011
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 32 | 7 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 10 | 0 |
| Burglary of a Building | 0 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 59 | 16 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 104 | 23 |
October 2011
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 |
| Assault | 52 | 15 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 11 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 52 | 14 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 31 |
Year-To-Date January 01, 2011 to November 30, 2011
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 16 | 4 |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 |
| Assault | 427 | 155 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 84 | 9 |
| Burglary of a Building | 32 | 4 |
| Larceny Theft | 585 | 159 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 13 | 5 |
| Arson | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 1166 | 343 |
Year-To-Date January 01, 2010 to November 30, 2010
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 14 | 2 |
| Robbery | 12 | 7 |
| Assault | 507 | 155 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 97 | 16 |
| Burglary of a Building | 62 | 24 |
| Larceny Theft | 506 | 86 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 10 | 3 |
| Arson | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1210 | 295 |