Brownwood, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brownwood, TX Summary

Crime in Brownwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brownwood over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Brownwood:

  • There were 512 total crimes committed in Brownwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,730.5 total crimes per 100K people in Brownwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Brownwood is 17.48% above the national average.
  • Brownwood ranks #554 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Brownwood ranks #7,795 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Brownwood Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brownwood is 2,730.5 per 100,000 people. That's 17.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.45% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brownwood
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 512 2,730.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 10.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 4 21.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 52 277.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 72 384.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 78 416.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 327 1,743.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 186.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 440 2,346.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Brownwood Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Brownwood

72
Violent Crimes
384.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Brownwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brownwood is 384.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 260.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brownwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.99% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brownwood

440
Property Crimes
2,346.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 440 property crimes in Brownwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brownwood is 2,346.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brownwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.52% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brownwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Comanche, TX 4,276 90 2,104.8 1,870.9 233.9
Coleman, TX 3,943 26 659.4 507.2 152.2
Early, TX 3,161 35 1,107.2 664.3 442.9
Bangs, TX 1,541 5 324.5 129.8 194.7
Santa Anna, TX 1,029 3 291.5 194.4 97.2

Brownwood SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
10
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