MPD: CRIME ON PACE TO DIP BELOW 2024 NUMBERS
(July 9, 2025)
MIDLAND, TEXAS -- The Midland Police Department is reporting another drop in the most serious crimes through the first six months of 2025.
MPD’s progress report shows that crimes labeled as Part 1 (based on the National Incident-Based Reporting System, not including arson) dropped 3.98% (from 1,407 in January through June of 2024 to 1,351 through the same period this year). Those crimes are criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, assault (Part 1), burglary, larceny theft and motor vehicle theft).
All crimes (Part 1 and otherwise) are down 1.5% (from 5,455 to 5,369). In January, MPD reported that Part 1 crimes – those deemed the most serious – were down 10.43% in 2024 (compared to 2023) and total crimes are down to their lowest level since at least 2021. MPD is on pace to continue that streak.
Other highlights of the report include that six of the seven Part 1 categories are down through June (with the exception being robbery, which increased from 16 to 20). The largest decreases (percentage-wise) were criminal homicide (100%) and motor vehicle theft (7.69%).