On Tuesday, Police Chief Tim Herbet presented the Brentwood Police Department 2023 annual performance report in an effort to provide accountability, transparency and access staffing needs.
Herbert shared that in 2023, they had a total of 33,223 calls for service which was 1,388 more than 2022 (31,835), however, they took 439 less reports with 5,598 total cases. Overall case workload increased by 6%.
Brentwood PD also made 1,098 arrests (+103 from 2022) and issued 5,017 citations (+402 from 2022).
Staffing
- Brentwood police has 72 sworn positions with 66 position filled. Of that, 49 are assigned to patrol.
- 5 officers + 1 Sergeant working per shift
- For 5th Beat, they need 6 officers + 1 sergeant per shift.
- Note – Herbert shared 6 vacancies with 6 out on injury and 6 in field training
Brentwood Police Response Times – when officer is dispatched to a call to the time an officer arrives on scene.
- Priority 1 calls: increased by 9 seconds in 2023 to 4:56 compared to 4:47 in 2022
- Priority 2 calls: declined by 10 seconds in 2023 to 6:36 compared to 6:46 in 2022
Crime Data
Herbert cautioned the crime data is a “little off” because it was not “apples to apples” and that the total crime reportable offense was up a total of 1,434.
- 2022: 2,010
- 2023: 3,444
“This doesn’t mean we had 1,434 more crimes, it just means we reported on more than we had in the previous years,” stated Herbert.
Violent Crime
| Crime | 2022 | 2023 | Difference |
| Murder Justifiable Homicide |
2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rape | 28 | 6 | -22 |
| Robbery | 57 | 59 | +2 |
| Arson | 19 | 14 | -5 |
| Aggravated Assault | 113 | 104 | -9 |
| Simple Assault | 440 | 394 | -46 |
| Total | 659 | 579 | -80 |
Property Crime
| Crime | 2022 | 2023 | Difference |
| Burglary Residential/ non-residential |
226 | 199 | -27 |
| Theft/Larceny | 992 | 1,112 | +120 |
| Auto Theft | 133 | 187 | +54 |
| Total | 1351 | 1,477 | +126 |
2023 Clerance Rates
| 2023 Crime | Actual | Cleared | Rate |
| Murder/Justifiable Homicide | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Rape | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| Robbery | 59 | 22 | 37% |
| Arson | 14 | 2 | 14% |
| Assault | 481 | 204 | 42% |
| Burglary | 199 | 21 | 10% |
| Theft | 1,112 | 137 | 12% |
| Auto Theft | 187 | 8 | 4% |
Engage Survey Results for 2023
- Brentwood PD Sent out 50,534 surveys – 23% were completed
- 92% of respondents were satisfied with the professionalism of the dispatcher
- 94% of respondents were satisfied with the professionalism of the officer they interacted with.
- 92% of respondents were satisfied with the response time to their call
- 89% of respondents were satisfied with their overall experience with the Brentwood PD
- 80% overall feel safe living/being in the City of Brentwood.
Bicycle Swerve Crews
Herbert called this an issue residents are concerned with and an issue that is scary for a driver with a person on a bicycle coming at them doing a wheelie. He said they have taken measures to identify the kids. Police have worked to identify the youth through photographs provided by citizens and working with the school district and finding kids don’t actually live in the city, but using social media to get together.
“From the mouth of one of the kids, we enjoy coming to Brentwood because the streets are nice,” said Herbet. “We are doing our best to identify them and do our best to stop this from occurring whether it be contacting their parents. We can’t force them to come pick them up, but we can contact them and issue them a citation for road violations or helmet if its warranted.”
Editors Note – Headlines from 2023
- Jan 15, 2023 – Brentwood Police Make Arrest After Multiple Vehicles Struck by BB Gun
- March 13, 2023 – Brentwood Police Shoot Man After Report of Hostage Situation
- March 23, 2023 – Updated: Brentwood Police Identity Man Wounded by Officer in Shootout
- March 31, 2023 – UPS Driver Robbed of Guns and Ammo Behind Sportsman’s Warehouse in Brentwood
- April 14, 2023 – Brentwood Robbery Suspects in Custody After Pursuit into Antioch
- June 27, 2023 – Brentwood Police Release Photo of Bank Robbery Suspect
- July 18, 2023 – Brentwood Police Announce Arrest in Friday Fatal Shooting
- July 25, 2023 – Female in Custody After Killing Husband Tuesday Morning
- Aug 30, 2023 – Liberty High School Student Arrested With Replica Firearm on Campus
- Sept. 2, 2023 – Ex-Teacher Arrested After Running onto Field During Heritage HS Football Game
- Oct. 12, 2023 – Update: Brentwood Police Officer Stabbed by 16-Year-Old
- Nov 2, 2023 – Police Say Men Convicted in Retail Theft Hit 6 Brentwood Stores
- Nov 15, 2023 – Man Arrested by Brentwood Police For Illegal Firearm Sales
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The fact that the lump Murder and Justifiable Homicide together under the “violent crime” category says a lot. BPD believes that acts of self defense are “violent crimes”? Am I misunderstanding something here?
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