Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of August 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 121 reported crimes in August which is slightly decreased by 4 counts from the previous month. Of these crimes, rape and robbery were down 4 counts or 100% at 0. The total number of crimes was down by 4 incidents and of those, 36.4% were cleared either by arrest or after further investigation. Also of note, cases of burglary of a habitation were increased by 5 incidents or 38.5% and cases of robbery were also decreased by 4 counts or 100% as compared to the month of July.
There were 37 traffic accidents and 8 driving while intoxicated arrests in the city of Brownwood for August.2015 continues to have a slightly decreased number of total crimes (year-to-date) than the number reported in 2014 by 5.5%. Of note, cases of robbery and theft of motor vehicles were up by 80.4% and 87.5% respectively. Cases of assault were decreased by 42 incidents or 13.5%. There was also an increase of rape and burglary of a habitation cases as compared to the same timeframe during 2014.
See below for the June and August 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.
| Aug 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 37 | 22 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 18 | 3 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 61 | 19 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 121 | 44 |
| DWIs Aug 2015 | 8 | |
| Accidents Aug 2015 | 37 | |
| Jul 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 4 | 2 |
| Robbery | 4 | 1 |
| Assault | 38 | 21 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 13 | 4 |
| Burglary of a Building | 5 | 1 |
| Larceny Theft | 59 | 17 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 125 | 46 |
| DWIs Jul 2015 | 8 | |
| Accidents Jul 2015 | 60 | |
| Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 20 | 9 |
| Robbery | 9 | 4 |
| Assault | 269 | 140 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 85 | 18 |
| Burglary of a Building | 23 | 5 |
| Larceny Theft | 371 | 110 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 15 | 6 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 792 | 292 |
| DWIs Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 | 67 | |
| Accidents Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 | 328 | |
| Jan 2014 – Aug 2014 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 11 | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 | 0 |
| Assault | 311 | 176 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 63 | 12 |
| Burglary of a Building | 38 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 401 | 146 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 8 | 7 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 838 | 350 |
| DWIs Jan 2014 – Aug 2014 | 31 | |
| Accidents Jan 2014 – Aug 2014 | 325 | |
