An uptick in robberies caused overall violent crime to rise slightly in 2024, but shootings are down and police say they're working to address youth disorder. The Cincinnati Police Department presented its 2024 crime statistics to the City Council's public safety and governance committee Wednesday.
A 15-year-old boy in Ohio has been charged after he allegedly murdered the man accused of punching his mom in the face several times. The Cincinnati Police Department, which responded on Feb. 20 to reports of a person being shot,
A man was taken to the hospital after being shot by a police officer in Walnut Hills, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting near the University of Cincinnati, according to the Cincinnati Police Department. It happened just after 8 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of Riddle Road.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said a driver was eastbound on River Road, near Evans Street, when they tried turning left around a concrete barrier. The driver then hit the deputy’s cruiser, the sheriff’s office explained.
A man is in "very serious" condition after being shot outside of an apartment in Walnut Hills, according to Cincinnati Police Department.
A man has died after a car hit his Corolla while he was pulling out of a parking lot in the East End, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
The police-involved shooting is under investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department Homicide Unit, the police department’s Internal Investigations Section, the city of Cincinnati’s Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) and the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office, Chief Theetge said.
An officer shot a person holding a knife and a gun on Sunday in Walnut Hills, according to Cincinnati police chief Teresa A. Theetge.
The man was shot in the hip and has non-life-threatening injuries, Chief Theetge said. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Cente
However, looking back further, Cincinnati has seen a significant drop in robberies over the past decade. In 2014, there were 1,348 robberies. Police said about 18% of robberies involved a juvenile suspect compared to just 9% of robberies last year. Desmond said this accounts for most of the increase year-over-year.
A 13-year-old boy is the city’s latest homicide victim, Cincinnati police say. He was found shot on the lawn of 700 Dutch Colony Drive in Winton Hills at 8:34 p.m. Thursday, according to Captain Stephen Bower.