Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of January along with year-to-date numbers for 2011 and 2012.
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 increased by 24 incidents in January as compared the previous month. Overall, reported crime in Brownwood increased by approximately 21% from the previous month. Of these crimes, about 15.3% were cleared for the month of January 2012.
Year-to-date statistics for 2012 show that only 15.3% of reported crimes were cleared, as compared to 31.6% of the number of crimes during the same period of 2011. The 2012 total number of reported crimes is up for the year by 44% as compared to 2011. The majority of these crimes are larceny theft which was up by 87% as compared to January of 2011.
See below for the December 2011 and January 2012 statistics along with tables of year-to-date 2012 and 2011 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.
January 2012
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 3 | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0 |
| Assault | 48 | 12 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 8 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 73 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 137 | 21 |
December 2011
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 |
| Assault | 45 | 13 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 7 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 1 | 1 |
| Larceny Theft | 54 | 10 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 0 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 113 | 25 |
Year-To-Date January 01, 2012 to January 31, 2012
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 3 | 0 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0 |
| Assault | 48 | 12 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 8 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 73 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 137 | 21 |
Year-To-Date January 01, 2011 to January 31, 2012
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 4 | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 |
| Assault | 38 | 15 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 9 | 0 |
| Burglary of a Building | 2 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 39 | 11 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 30 |