Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of May 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 119 reported crimes in May which is increased by 14% from the previous month. Of these crimes, 42.9% were cleared either by arrest or after further investigation. Of note, larceny theft was increased by 19 incidents as compared to the month of April while assaults were decreased by 8 during the same timeframe.
There were 43 traffic accidents and 3 driving while intoxicated arrests in the city of Brownwood for May.
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 20% and motor vehicle thefts are down by 3 incidents or 42.9% as compared to the same timeframe during 2013.
See below for the April and May 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.
| May 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 3 | 0 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 |
| Assault | 33 | 23 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 8 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 68 | 26 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 119 | 51 |
| DWIs May 2014 | 2 | |
| Accidents May 2014 | 43 | |
| Apr 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 42 | 25 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 7 | 2 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 49 | 14 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 102 | 41 |
| DWIs Apr 2014 | 3 | |
| Accidents Apr 2014 | 38 | |
| Jan 2014 – May 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 7 | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0 |
| Assault | 198 | 118 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 36 | 6 |
| Burglary of a Building | 18 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 237 | 84 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 4 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 502 | 218 |
| DWIs Jan 2014 – May 2014 | 17 | |
| Accidents Jan 2014 – May 2014 | 203 | |
| Jan 2013 – May 2013 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 7 | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 | 1 |
| Assault | 216 | 106 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 45 | 14 |
| Burglary of a Building | 19 | 4 |
| Larceny Theft | 223 | 91 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 7 | 6 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 521 | 226 |
| DWIs Jan 2013 – May 2013 | 36 | |
| Accidents Jan 2013 – May 2013 | 186 | |