About the Benbrook Police Department

The Benbrook Police Department is organized into three divisions: Field Operations, Administration, and Services.

The current budget authorizes a full-time staff of forty sworn peace officers and eleven civilian personnel, for a total of forty-seven members. Additional staffing includes three part-time peace officers and one part-time civilian employee. The department maintains a fleet of nineteen vehicles, including eleven patrol and eight unmarked units and two tactical vehicles.

The Field Operations Division includes the Patrol and Criminal Investigations Sections. Twenty-six patrol officers, four sergeants, and one Lieutenant staff the Patrol Section. There is one sergeant from patrol and one detective currently assigned to special task forces, one officer in crime prevention and two school resource officers at Western Hills High School. In calendar year 2007, the section responded to over 14,960 calls for service and logged over 312,000 miles while maintaining a 2.41-minute average response time. The Criminal Investigations Section consists of five detectives and one Lieutenant. The section investigated 1,683 reported offenses in 2007 and attained a clearance rate of 29% for Index Crimes and 70% for all other crimes.

The typical Benbrook police officer is 35 years old and has served the city for eight years. Our department is committed to education and training. Many officers are currently enrolled in colleges and universities, and all receive advanced, specialized police training. Our sworn members completed 2,642 hours of technical and specialized law enforcement training in 2007. The Benbrook Police Department is one of only a few agencies selected by the Texas Law Enforcement Commission to offer in-house training.

Statewide, the City of Benbrook ranks near the bottom in the occurrence of Index Crimes. (Index Crimes include murder, rape, robbery aggravated assault, burglary, theft, auto-theft and arson.) In 2007 the value of all property stolen in the city totaled $931,742. The police department recovered $281,470 for a recovery rate of more than 26%.

The Benbrook Police Department actively recruits people who share its service-oriented philosophy. Our members are judged primarily upon the quality of the police service they deliver, their crime reduction efforts, and their ability to gain and maintain the support of the public. Our staff is well trained, service-oriented, and very proud of the reputation and relationship it enjoys with the community.

The department's modern police facility exemplifies the city's dynamic and progressive vision for the future. The facility is regarded and has served as a model for other agencies throughout the state.