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Cincinnati Crime Rate — February 2026

Riverside_Sedamsville other larceny ran 376% above its multi-year baseline.

Riverside_Sedamsville other larceny is the sharpest signal in February 2026, standing well above its multi-year baseline and ranking as the strongest individual neighborhood-category move this briefing. There is no recurring lead to displace — this is a fresh story. Other larceny also rose in Mt. Airy and Evanston, pointing to a category-wide shift rather than an isolated neighborhood event.

Citywide volume is down 3.2% against the prior 12 months — 13,686 incidents against 14,139 — a modest decline that sits alongside an unusually active signal mix. Fifty neighborhoods registered at least one tracked signal, and the breakdown runs heavily toward upward moves: 20 spikes and 18 sustained shifts against just 5 below-trend signals. Corryville stands out on two separate fronts, with both aggravated assault and burglary in the top five.

The volume trend is still negative year-over-year, but the internal composition of February's signals runs against that direction. Three neighborhoods logged other-larceny spikes in a single month, and the 53 total signals across 50 neighborhoods is a broad footprint. Whether this represents a durable shift or a single noisy February is what March's data will clarify.

FIG 1 · LEAD ANOMALYOTHER LARCENY · RIVERSIDE_SEDAMSVILLE · 24-MO COUNT
037μ 3.1 · σ 1.6 · trailing 12-mo2024-032026-02ARCHIVED
Riverside_Sedamsville other larceny, monthly count over 24 months ending in February 2026. The dashed line is the trailing-12-month mean for context. The final bar (highlighted) is February. Frozen view as published.

Sustained drops worth naming

No sustained-shift signals this month — every category sits within its trailing-year range.

How last month's forecasts performed

Forecasts for February were issued from data through January 2026. 8 of 8 citywide bucket forecasts (100%) landed inside their 95% prediction intervals.

CategoryPredictedActualErrorIn CI
Aggravated Assault55[4269]4716.3%INSIDE
Burglary112[79142]1065.3%INSIDE
Homicide3[07]419.5%INSIDE
Motor Vehicle Theft201[84322]10690.0%INSIDE
Other Larceny348[299398]39511.9%INSIDE
Robbery41[2359]2751.0%INSIDE
Sexual Assault9[116]4114.2%INSIDE
Theft from Vehicle228[156301]17530.1%INSIDE

Per-bucket coverage, MAPE, and bias across the full 12-month horizon live on the methodology page.

CITEPublic Analyst.ai, “February 2026Cincinnati,” archived snapshot.Permanent URL: /cincinnati/2026/february