CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Brownsville Police Department

Crime in Brownsville, TX

The violent crime rate in Brownsville is 357 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 18% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −13% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard, a historic brick building in Brownsville, Texas.
Photo: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

357 per 100,000 residents, per year

691 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−13% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,314 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,541 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,672 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,232 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 193,321, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Brownsville sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

357

Brownsville has the 151st-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 151 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Brownsville; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Pasadena, TX370146
North Las Vegas, NV362147
Fargo, ND360148
St. Lucie County, FL (Sheriff)359149
Columbia, MO358150
Brownsville, TX357151
Bradenton, FL355152
Columbus, OH355153
Huntsville, AL351154
Chula Vista, CA351155
Sioux Falls, SD347156

The places closest to Brownsville in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Brownsville crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Brownsville Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Brownsville and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Brownsville, 6 have a higher violent crime rate and 2 a lower one. The closest is McAllen, TX, 52 miles away.

Brownsville and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Brownsville, TX357
McAllen, TX12652 mi
Corpus Christi, TX745123 mi
Laredo, TX285166 mi
San Antonio, TX525248 mi
Pasadena, TX370290 mi
Houston, TX837291 mi
Austin, TX410298 mi
Killeen, TX495352 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent00.0—−100%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Brownsville Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −13%

020406080100OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep6676
Violent crimes per month in Brownsville, TX, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 202574Oct 202473
Nov 202545Nov 202468
Dec 202579Dec 202466
Jan 202658Jan 202554
Feb 202648Feb 202560
Mar 202652Mar 202568
Apr 202665Apr 202556
May 202668May 202566
Jun 202638Jun 202571
Jul 202649Jul 202559
Aug 202649Aug 202575
Sep 202666Sep 202576

Homicides 0 vs. 2

012OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep00
Homicides per month in Brownsville, TX, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20251
Aug 20260Aug 20250
Sep 20260Sep 20250

0 in 2026 through September, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Brownsville, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 2026661720
Aug 2026492050
Jul 2026492140
Jun 2026381880
May 2026682120
Apr 2026652190
Mar 2026522140
Feb 2026482200
Jan 2026582050
Dec 2025792190
Nov 2025452670
Oct 2025742060
Sep 2025762400
Aug 2025752180
Jul 2025592351
Jun 2025712260
May 2025662710
Apr 2025562710
Mar 2025682550
Feb 2025602711
Jan 2025542760
Dec 2024663290
Nov 2024683240
Oct 2024732750
Sep 2024543510
Aug 2024683140
Jul 2024592860
Jun 2024922661
May 20241023222
Apr 2024863180
Mar 2024773240
Feb 2024543080
Jan 2024773280
Dec 2023723421
Nov 2023453210
Oct 2023653160

How Brownsville compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
67Fort Lauderdale, FL6392,699191,199Aug 2026
74Montgomery, AL6112,423194,775Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
183Providence, RI2951,517195,376Jun 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
271Charlotte County, FL (Sheriff)118543194,478Oct 2026
285Frederick County, MD (Sheriff)95533193,550Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Brownsville in population, Brownsville included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026

The 10 of 24 places in Texas closest to Brownsville in violent crime rate. All 24 in Texas

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
269McAllen, TX1261,304150,422Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Brownsville by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Brownsville side by side with Amarillo, Grand Prairie or Denton, or with any other place.

Other cities in Texas

8 closest of 23

Texas as a whole has 323 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Brownsville’s rate is 11% above the state’s.

McAllenCorpus ChristiLaredoSan AntonioPasadenaHoustonAustinKilleen

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Brownsville safe?

By reported violent crime, Brownsville is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 357 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −13% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Brownsville?

This site does not have one for Brownsville. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Brownsville compares with nearby places such as McAllen, TX instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Brownsville?

357 violent and 1,314 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,232 incidents reported to Brownsville Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Brownsville going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −13% and property crime −20% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Brownsville had in 2026?

Brownsville Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 0, or 0 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Brownsville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0310100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Brownsville

12 months to September 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

TX0310100
Source
Brownsville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TX0310100)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Brownsville Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)