Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of May 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 118 reported crimes in May which is increased by 31 counts from the previous month. Of these crimes, 30.5% were cleared either by arrest or after further investigation. Of note, cases of rape were increased by 2 incidents or 100% and cases of larceny thefts were increased by 18 counts or 58.1% as compared to the month of April. Car thefts decreased by 2 incidents in May as compared to the prior month.
There were 40 traffic accidents and 10 driving while intoxicated arrests in the city of Brownwood for May.
2015 appears to have a slightly decreased number of total crimes (year-to-date) than the number reported in 2014 by 10.2%. Of note, cases of assault are down by 35 incidents or 17.7%; 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 April and May 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.
| May 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 4 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 |
| Assault | 46 | 16 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 13 | 1 |
| Burglary of a Building | 3 | 1 |
| Larceny Theft | 49 | 14 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 2 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 36 |
| DWIs May 2015 | 10 | |
| Accidents May 2015 | 40 | |
| 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 | |
| Jan 2015 – May 2015 | ||
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 12 | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 |
| Assault | 163 | 81 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 46 | 9 |
| Burglary of a Building | 11 | 3 |
| Larceny Theft | 204 | 65 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 10 | 6 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 451 | 172 |
| DWIs Jan 2015 – May 2015 | 43 | |
| Accidents Jan 2015 – May 2015 | 188 | |
| 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 | |
