The city of Humble saw a roughly 49% drop in auto theft cases from 2024 to 2025 after officials implemented the use of Flock cameras throughout the city, interim Police Chief Kris Battenfield said during a March 12 City Council meeting.
The details
Battenfield said the police department saw the number of auto theft cases processed through the city drop from 187 cases in 2024 to 95 cases in 2025. Battenfield also noted the 95 instances reported in 2025 fell below the city’s eight-year average of 135 auto theft cases annually.
Battenfield said he believes the installation of Flock cameras, which scan license plates to help identify vehicles, directly contributed to the drop in auto theft cases.
“When we look at the calls coming in daily, the bad guys are getting caught on these cameras,” Battenfield said. “They're getting caught coming into the city. They're getting caught leaving the city. The bad guys know these cameras are out there.”
What they’re saying
Mayor Norman Funderburk touted the drop in auto theft cases, as well as a roughly 15% drop in property crimes.
From 2024 to 2025, the city saw its number of property crimes reported through the police department drop from 574 cases to 490 cases, according to HPD data.
“We recognize that there's a lot of new technology there that's making a difference,” Funderburk said. “The investments that we're making are working.”
Battenfield echoed Funderburk’s sentiment.
“I think that's a significant reduction in those particular categories, and I think that's a huge credit to our city and the investment that we've made into that technology,” Battenfield said.
