Cincinnati Police Department /tags/cincinnati-police-department Cincinnati Police Department en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:35:47 GMT Council member wants state highway patrol to take over some traffic crash investigations /politics/2025-03-25/council-member-wants-state-highway-patrol-to-take-over-some-traffic-crash-investigations Cincinnati Police spent up to 1,500 hours investigating crashes on interstates within the city last year. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:35:47 GMT /politics/2025-03-25/council-member-wants-state-highway-patrol-to-take-over-some-traffic-crash-investigations Becca Costello Violent crime in Cincinnati ticked up 4% in 2024, but shootings dropped /local-news/2025-02-19/violent-crime-cincinnati-up-shootings-down Overall, shootings and youth shooting victims were down, as were burglaries. Despite the increase over 2023, violent crime levels were almost 10% below those seen in 2019, the year before a pandemic-related crime spike. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:45:52 GMT /local-news/2025-02-19/violent-crime-cincinnati-up-shootings-down Nick Swartsell Cincinnati police ask businesses, residents to register security cameras /local-news/2025-01-27/cincinnati-police-register-security-cameras Registering your camera would not give CPD direct access to the video feed. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:57:51 GMT /local-news/2025-01-27/cincinnati-police-register-security-cameras Becca Costello Have you added safe gun storage to your holiday to-do list? /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-12-17/safe-gun-storage-holidays-cincinnati-police CPD is offering out-of-home gun storage to keep families safe during the holidays. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-12-17/safe-gun-storage-holidays-cincinnati-police Police chief criticizes CPS over spike in student-involved incidents with police /education/2024-09-23/police-chief-criticizes-cps-spike-student-incidents-police Cincinnati's Police Chief Teresa Theetge made an unscheduled appearance at Monday's Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education meeting to call upon district leaders to address a rise in student-involved incidents with police at city transit centers. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:24:54 GMT /education/2024-09-23/police-chief-criticizes-cps-spike-student-incidents-police Zack Carreon Cincinnati Police say crime is down, but there are caveats /local-news/2024-08-06/cincinnati-police-say-crime-down CPD Chief Teresa Theetge told Cincinnati City Council that both violent crime and property crime are down from last year. But there are still serious issues. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:35:20 GMT /local-news/2024-08-06/cincinnati-police-say-crime-down Nick Swartsell Cincinnati Police say response times have improved after closing District 5 HQ /local-news/2024-03-19/cincinnati-police-response-times-improving-closing-district-5 The change concerned some who worried the reorganization would lead to delayed response times in certain areas. But according to the department, it had the opposite effect. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:56:54 GMT /local-news/2024-03-19/cincinnati-police-response-times-improving-closing-district-5 Zack Carreon Cincinnati officially closes District Five police headquarters /local-news/2023-11-10/cincinnati-closes-district-five-police-headquarters With the closure, CPD goes from five districts to four. It's the first time in more than 150 years the department has had fewer than five districts. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:38:06 GMT /local-news/2023-11-10/cincinnati-closes-district-five-police-headquarters Nick Swartsell Safety on Main Street seems to be improving. Businesses and residents still have concerns /local-news/2023-06-13/safety-main-street-cincinnati-businesses-residents-concerned A city-sponsored working group has been meeting since November and conducted a survey of businesses and residents. Nearly 50 business owners said crime is too big a problem. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:22:20 GMT /local-news/2023-06-13/safety-main-street-cincinnati-businesses-residents-concerned Becca Costello Police will increase patrols and overtime amid 3x increase in youth gun violence victims /politics/2023-06-08/police-increase-patrols-overtime-youth-gun-violence-victims Thirty-one children age 17 or younger have been shot so far this year, more than triple the number this time last year. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:06:07 GMT /politics/2023-06-08/police-increase-patrols-overtime-youth-gun-violence-victims Becca Costello