The Brownsville Police Department’s 2011 Annual Crime Report compiles the city’s Uniform Crime Reporting data for 2011 and compares it to 2010 and to a ten‑year historical series. It shows a total of 8,688 index crimes—a 12.06% drop from 2010—giving a city‑wide crime rate of 4,911.44 offenses per 100,000 residents. Property crimes made up 94.23% of all crimes (8,187 incidents), while crimes against persons accounted for 5.77% (501 incidents). The report also lists clearance rates for major offenses (e.g., 100% for murders, 77.06% for robberies) and provides monetary loss totals, such as $1,253,862 in estimated burglary losses.
| Total index crimes (2011) | 8,688 |
| Change in index crimes vs 2010 | -12.06% |
| Crime rate per 100,000 (2011) | 4,911.44 |
| Property crimes (2011) | 8,187 |
| Estimated value stolen in burglaries | $1,253,862 |
| Murder clearance rate | 100% |
| Robbery clearance rate | 77.06% |