Colleyville police report slight rise in 2024 crimes; detectives point to retail theft and organized rings

At the Feb. 4 Colleyville City Council meeting, Police Chief Michael Biller presented the Colleyville Police Department’s 2024 crime report, saying the city recorded a small increase in Part 1 crimes while investigators achieved above‑average clearance rates on many offenses.

Biller told council members the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) summary shows a 4% increase — five more Part 1 offenses in 2024 than in 2023 — for a total of 43 Part 1 crimes last year. He said the department recorded one homicide in 2024, a domestic stabbing in which the suspect was known to the victim.

The chief emphasized the change in federal/state reporting standards to the National Incident‑Based Reporting System (NIBRS). “NIBRS collects more information and more crime categories,” Biller said, and that difference changes counts for some offenses; for example, an aggravated‑assault case with multiple victims can count differently under NIBRS than under the older UCR summary.

Why it matters: Biller said the switch to NIBRS gives more detailed data for policing and analysis, and it can make year‑to‑year comparison more complicated. He also pointed to several ongoing investigations and enforcement actions that he said shaped 2024 statistics.

Key figures and trends

- Violent crime: Biller said overall crimes against persons were essentially unchanged year over year. The department recorded one homicide; the previous homicide had been in 2014. Aggravated assaults fell from eight to six incidents. Biller noted that in several assault…