Police Department

 

Phone: 662-0525
Fax: 662-2310
Emergency: 911
Animal Control: 662-0525
Crimestoppers: 753-HELP (4357)

POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE

MISSION STATEMENT

The Robinson Police Department is committed to providing the highest quality of Police Services by working in partnership with the Community to create permanent solutions to problems and enhance the quality of life in Robinson while maintaining respect for individual rights and human dignity

Robinson Police Department

Robinson Police Department provides 24 hour service to the 48 square miles within the City Limits. There are 20 full time commissioned officers, 5 reserve officers and 9 full time civilian personnel. Chief of Police Rusty Smith has over 30 years of law enforcement experience as a commissioned peace officer.

Chief Smith holds a Master Peace Officer License, Instructor's Certificate, and Crime Prevention Inspector certificate, is a Certified Crime Prevention Specialist and an Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction Specialist, and is a graduate of the F.B.I.’s executive development program. Chief Smith holds advanced training in computer and video forensics and financial fraud investigations. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Human Services and an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Law Enforcement from Wayland Baptist University.

The department has adopted a community policing philosophy and offers a wide range of crime prevention services. A fully enhanced 9-1-1 dispatch center is manned around the clock by certified law enforcement telecommunications personnel. A full-time animal control officer works out of the department.
Robinson citizens continue to enjoy one of the lowest crime rates in McLennan County, according to the 2006 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The report lists the seven index crimes of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and auto theft. Since no two jurisdictions are the same size, the UCR expresses the Crime Rate as the number of crimes committed per 100,000 population for comparison purposes. For example, the actual number of index crimes in Robinson in 2006 was about 242. That equates to a rate per 100,000 population of 2,959.

The Crime Rates per 100,000 population for Waco metro area cities are presented below.