Cincinnati Police Use of Force Incidents with Anonymized Locations

Over 15 columns detail use of force incidents reported by the Cincinnati Police Department, including incident type, officer and subject demographics, and neighborhood. The data is sourced directly from the Cincinnati Police Department but is currently frozen and will not be updated due to a system migration. A public dashboard on CincyInsights provides interactive visualization of this data.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in INCIDENT_TYPE or INCIDENT_DESCRIPTION frequency across SUBJECT_RACE and SUBJECT_GENDER.
• Map anonymized incident clusters using LATITUDE_X and LONGITUDE_X to identify patterns by CPD_NEIGHBORHOOD or DISTRICT.
• Model temporal trends in use of force by aggregating counts based on INCIDENT_DATE.
• Compare officer and subject demographics (OFFICER_RACE, OFFICER_GENDER vs SUBJECT_RACE, SUBJECT_GENDER) for specific incident types.

Strengths

• Includes over 15 specific columns covering incident details, demographics, and geography.
• Data undergoes standard processing including address verification and geocoding before publication.
• Associated interactive public dashboard (CincyInsights) allows for preliminary exploration.

Limitations

• Exact row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting reproducibility assessments.
• Location data (LATITUDE_X, LONGITUDE_X) is randomly skewed and addresses are partially redacted, reducing spatial precision.
• Data is static and will not be updated, creating a temporal cutoff for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Cincinnati Police Department

Collection Method

Internal department reporting, processed by the Office of Performance and Data Analytics.

Freshness

Static; not updated due to department system migration. Last metadata update was 2026-04-03.

Geography

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA