The 2015 Annual Crime Report from the Brownsville Police Department summarizes all reported index crimes for the year, compares them to 2014 and to a ten‑year history, presents crime rates per 100,000 residents, breaks down offenses by type (person vs. property crimes), shows the monetary value of stolen property, and includes clearance rates for major offenses.
| Total index crimes (2015) | 8,158 (↑1.17% from 8,064 in 2014) |
| Overall crime rate per 100,000 residents | 4,456.8 (↑0.51% from 2014) |
| Estimated city population (2015) | 183,046 |
| Person crimes (2015) | 502 (↓10.20% from 559 in 2014) |
| Property crimes (2015) | 7,656 (↑2.01% from 7,505 in 2014) |
| Theft losses (USD) | $2,572,395 |
| Burglary stolen value (USD) | $1,436,330 (recovered $114,495) |
| Murder incidents (2015) | 3 (↓50% from 6 in 2014); rate 1.63 per 100,000 |