Cincinnati Police Use of Force Incidents with Geospatial and Demographic Links

Use of force incidents reported by the Cincinnati Police Department. The dataset includes columns such as CaseNo, EventDate, Beat, and geocoded coordinates (LATITUDE_X, LONGITUDE_X). Data is created through departmental reporting and can be linked to separate subject and officer demographic datasets using a UNIQUE_REPORT_ID.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in incidents using EventDate and ReportTypeName.
• Mapping incident locations and density using LATITUDE_X, LONGITUDE_X, and SNA_Neighborhood.
• Correlating incident types with administrative areas using Beat and DST.
• Joining incident details with demographic data for subjects and officers using the linkable UNIQUE_REPORT_ID.

Strengths

• Data is linked to separate, detailed subject and officer demographic datasets via a UNIQUE_REPORT_ID.
• Includes geospatial columns (LATITUDE_X, LONGITUDE_X) and administrative areas (Beat, SNA_Neighborhood) for location-based analysis.
• Undergoes standard processing including address verification and geocoding prior to publication.

Limitations

• Location data (LATITUDE_X, LONGITUDE_X, ADDRESS_X) is anonymized and randomly skewed for privacy, reducing precise geospatial accuracy.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata indicates technical difficulties were being experienced, which may affect data availability.

Provenance

Source

Cincinnati Police Department

Collection Method

Created through departmental reporting.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 12:05:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA