The Brownsville Police Department’s 2013 Annual Crime Report summarizes the city’s crime activity that year. It shows a total of 8,311 index crimes—a 5.66% decline from 2012—and provides a per‑100,000‑resident crime rate of 4,657.84. The report breaks down each of the seven UCR index offenses (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft and motor‑vehicle theft), shows ten‑year trends, and lists the estimated 2013 population of 178,430.
| Total index crimes (2013) | 8,311 |
| Percent change vs. 2012 | -5.66 % |
| Crime rate per 100,000 residents (2013) | 4,657.84 |
| Estimated 2013 population | 178,430 |
| Murder incidents (2013) | 1 |
| Theft incidents (2013) | 6,441 |