Mount Lookout recorded four violent crimes through Aug. 15, double last year's total and three times the neighborhood's three-year average, according to the Cincinnati Police Department's latest neighborhood crime report.
The four incidents include two rapes, one robbery and one aggravated assault. In 2025, the neighborhood logged one rape and one strangulation over the same period.
The percentage jump is steep because the baseline is low. Four violent crimes across roughly seven and a half months still places Mount Lookout well below citywide averages. The three-year average for the neighborhood is 1.33 violent incidents per year.
Property crime holds steady
Overall Part 1 crime in Mount Lookout barely budged, rising 3.23% year-to-date from 31 incidents to 32. Property crime actually dipped 3.45%, falling from 29 to 28 incidents.
Burglary and breaking-and-entering dropped sharply, from six incidents in 2025 to one in 2026. Auto theft also fell, from seven to five. Theft from vehicles ticked up slightly, from 11 to 12.
Personal and other theft doubled from five to 10 incidents, though that figure still sits below the three-year average of 10.33.
Recent 28-day activity
The most recent reporting window, July 19 through Aug. 15, recorded zero violent crimes. That's a notable shift. The prior 28-day period had included one rape, one robbery and one aggravated assault.
Four property crimes were reported in the latest window:
- A burglary at the 1200 block of Halpin Avenue on July 22 at 9:12 p.m.
- A theft at the 600 block of Totten Way on July 21 at 8:20 a.m.
- A theft at the 3100 block of Linwood Avenue on Aug. 6 at 4:18 p.m.
- A theft at the 3200 block of Linwood Avenue on July 28 at 7:11 p.m.
Data notes
Mount Lookout is served by CPD District 2. The department's Crime Analysis and Problem Solving unit produces the neighborhood reports, and all data is described as preliminary and subject to further review.
Neither CPD Interim Chief Adam Hennie's office nor the Mt. Lookout Community Council has publicly commented on the violent crime increase.
Residents can report suspicious activity to CPD District 2's non-emergency line or call 911 for emergencies.
