Brownwood Police Chief Mike Corley released crime statistics from the police department for the month of October 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 increased by 4 incidences this in October. Overall, reported crime in Brownwood was up in October by approximately 3% as compared to the previous month. Of these crimes, about 25.4% were cleared for the month of October 2011.
Year-to-date, 2011 statistics show that 33% of crimes were cleared, an increase of 63% of crimes cleared as compared to nearly 10% cleared in year-to-date crimes of 2010. The 2011 total number of reported crimes is down year-to-date by 4.6% as compared year-to-date to the same period in 2010.
See below for the September and October 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.
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 | 118 | 39 |
September 2011
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 40 | 16 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 9 | 0 |
| Burglary of a Building | 4 | 0 |
| Larceny Theft | 63 | 21 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 118 | 39 |
Year-To-Date January 01, 2011 to October 31, 2011
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 15 | 4 |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 |
| Assault | 395 | 148 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 74 | 7 |
| Burglary of a Building | 32 | 4 |
| Larceny Theft | 526 | 143 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 11 | 5 |
| Arson | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 1062 | 318 |
Year-To-Date January 01, 2010 to Ocxtober 31, 2010
| Offense | Number Reported | Number Cleared |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 14 | 2 |
| Robbery | 11 | 6 |
| Assault | 464 | 141 |
| Burglary of a Habitation | 90 | 16 |
| Burglary of a Building | 59 | 23 |
| Larceny Theft | 464 | 78 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 9 | 3 |
| Arson | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1113 | 271 |
