Crime

Brownsville's crime rate by year

Police in Brownsville, TX reported about 405 violent crimes per 100,000 people they serve in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,343 in 1988, and 1.0 murders in 2025 (U.S.: 4.3), down from a high of 18.0 in 1991. Rates count only crimes police reported to the FBI.

Violent crime rate, 2025

405

per 100,000 people (U.S.: 329)

Murder rate, 2025

1.0

per 100,000 people (U.S.: 4.3)

Violent crime rate in Brownsville and the U.S., each year

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Murder rate in Brownsville and the U.S., each year

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Property crime rate in Brownsville and the U.S., each year

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Car theft rate in Brownsville and the U.S., each year

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Burglary rate in Brownsville and the U.S., each year

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Robbery rate in Brownsville and the U.S., each year

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Violent crime and murder each year

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI, newest first.

Violent crimes and murders per 100,000 people in Brownsville, TX and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Brownsville Violent, U.S. Murder, Brownsville Murder, U.S.
2025 405.0 329.3 1.0 4.3
2024 458.6 363.4 1.6 5.2
2023 401.4 385.6 4.2 6.1
2022 439.4 398.2 2.1 6.9
2021 398.8 360.9 1.1 6.9
2020 403.5 399.3 3.8 6.8
2019 426.7 381.0 0.0 5.2
2018 326.9 384.8 1.1 5.2
2017 257.0 397.5 2.7 5.4
2016 241.4 399.5 2.2 5.4
2015 271.4 384.6 1.6 5.0
2014 304.2 373.7 2.7 4.5
2013 260.5 378.2 0.6 4.6
2012 261.2 390.7 1.7 4.8
2011 279.8 390.1 0.6 4.8
2010 321.7 408.1 4.0 4.8
2009 252.9 436.8 2.2 5.1
2008 358.4 463.7 2.3 5.5
2007 496.9 477.9 2.8 5.8
2006 503.4 486.9 2.9 5.9
2005 551.0 483.0 2.4 5.9
2004 535.9 478.6 0.6 5.7
2003 495.5 493.7 5.2 5.9
2002 552.3 512.9 0.7 5.9
2001 566.2 529.5 4.9 5.9
2000 652.7 534.4 4.3 5.8
1999 559.8 545.8 2.9 5.9
1998 658.6 603.8 10.2 6.6
1997 1,064.3 644.9 6.7 7.2
1996 979.5 658.8 9.4 7.8
1995 710.3 720.6 6.1 8.7
1994 837.0 740.4 10.9 9.2
1993 1,017.3 764.1 15.8 9.8
1992 874.1 785.4 15.0 9.7
1991 822.1 798.1 18.0 10.3
1990 781.1 749.8 13.1 9.7
1989 689.4 680.5 13.3 8.9
1988 1,342.5 630.2 8.6 8.5
1987 1,231.0 624.9 7.8 8.4
1986 1,317.0 633.6 6.1 8.7
1985 1,015.6 570.3 9.2 8.1

Property crime, car theft, burglary and robbery each year

Crimes per 100,000 people in Brownsville, with the U.S. rate after each, newest first.

Property crime, car theft, burglary and robbery per 100,000 people in Brownsville, TX and the U.S., each year
Year Property crime, Brownsville Property crime, U.S. Car theft, Brownsville Car theft, U.S. Burglary, Brownsville Burglary, U.S. Robbery, Brownsville Robbery, U.S.
2025 1,529 1,552 211 200 145 195 56 50
2024 1,959 1,767 417 258 193 232 60 62
2023 2,068 1,951 227 326 226 254 58 68
2022 1,869 1,999 103 290 213 276 67 70
2021 1,834 1,762 75 240 227 264 71 54
2020 1,864 1,955 69 247 220 309 83 74
2019 2,487 2,109 66 221 343 334 78 83
2018 2,633 2,207 76 231 298 373 77 87
2017 2,798 2,372 76 239 357 427 72 99
2016 3,253 2,469 81 240 494 467 70 104
2015 4,148 2,495 77 223 549 490 83 103
2014 4,102 2,592 98 217 582 538 75 103
2013 4,321 2,759 142 224 628 611 75 111
2012 4,615 2,881 114 232 632 673 69 115
2011 4,593 2,926 91 232 565 702 61 115
2010 5,338 2,963 141 241 735 702 94 121
2009 5,465 3,077 188 264 878 722 85 136
2008 5,753 3,252 195 321 899 738 98 149
2007 5,361 3,316 259 372 814 731 117 152
2006 4,874 3,397 305 410 800 740 98 154
2005 5,078 3,518 262 434 754 741 78 147
2004 5,227 3,599 254 437 761 741 102 142
2003 6,291 3,704 291 455 670 757 107 150
2002 8,208 3,738 329 453 827 762 124 154
2001 7,793 3,802 323 456 746 766 126 159
2000 7,527 3,752 278 437 878 751 130 156
1999 5,638 3,873 251 446 877 790 119 160
1998 5,078 4,213 342 493 981 895 122 180
1997 6,697 4,495 347 542 1,144 952 182 203
1996 7,430 4,553 407 554 1,130 954 197 219
1995 6,617 4,797 464 596 1,099 1,025 177 239
1994 8,243 4,752 655 615 1,816 1,053 244 251
1993 9,576 4,814 738 628 2,048 1,108 261 269
1992 9,668 5,089 896 661 2,412 1,200 198 279
1991 9,021 5,388 976 699 2,428 1,297 224 292
1990 8,489 5,227 1,079 677 2,439 1,253 174 267
1989 8,633 5,212 1,509 649 2,324 1,298 147 243
1988 8,777 5,046 1,291 596 2,381 1,283 196 222
1987 8,534 5,090 979 544 2,084 1,356 124 221
1986 7,872 5,015 1,112 522 2,124 1,373 157 234
1985 7,401 4,780 950 473 2,521 1,310 136 216

Source and notes

FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (Public domain (U.S. government work); source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program).

These are the crimes the Brownsville police reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, per 100,000 people the department serves. Violent crime is murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; murder includes nonnegligent manslaughter. Property crime is burglary, theft and car theft. A year counts only when the department reported violent crimes in all 12 months, and not when its rate is far out of line with the years either side (under a quarter, or over 1.75 times, of both), which means it sent only part of its reports or some twice. In 2021 the FBI took only reports from its newer system (NIBRS), and many departments hadn't switched yet, so that year is often missing or less certain. NIBRS counts every crime in an incident, not just the most serious, so a jump or drop when a department switched can come from the change in counting rather than in crime. The FBI widened its definition of rape in 2013. A city's rate depends on where its borders fall, so compare cities with care. The U.S. rates count only the agencies that reported, so they differ a little from the FBI's national estimates.