Oakley recorded 39 serious crimes in the rolling 28-day period ending Aug. 22, a 4.88% drop from 41 incidents in the prior window, according to the Cincinnati Police Department's latest neighborhood crime report exported Aug. 24.
The decline is modest. CPD uses overlapping 28-day windows that shift weekly, so the comparison reflects a rolling trend rather than two distinct time blocks. Still, the direction has reversed: the previous report, covering July 19–Aug. 15, showed 48 Part 1 crimes and a 26% spike we reported earlier this month.
The broader picture hasn't changed much. Oakley's year-to-date total stands at 439 Part 1 incidents through Aug. 22, still 24.01% above the 354 recorded over the same stretch in 2025 and 14.12% above the neighborhood's three-year average of 385.
Theft still climbing
Personal and other theft remains the engine behind Oakley's elevated numbers. That category logged 355 incidents year-to-date, up 37.60% from 258 in 2025. Even in the latest 28-day window, personal theft rose 10.71% to 31 incidents while the overall total fell.
The 4600 block of Marburg Avenue and the 3100–3200 blocks of Geier Drive remain persistent hotspots, with multiple theft incidents logged at each location in the current period.
Two bright spots: theft from auto dropped 50% in the latest window (four incidents, down from eight), and auto theft fell 50% as well (one incident, down from two). Auto theft is also down 38.71% year-to-date, with 19 incidents compared to 31 in 2025.
Two homicides in 2026
The neighborhood has recorded two homicides this year after logging zero in all of 2025. One of those, the Aug. 6 death of 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis at the 2800 block of Madison Road, falls within the current reporting window.
Three people were indicted Aug. 13 on 13 counts each, including aggravated murder, kidnapping and conspiracy: his mother Kaitlin Evans, 38; Kirby Rankin, 33; and Nessa Keaney, 23, according to Fox 19. Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
"I don't believe a human being is supposed to see something like this and be involved in a crime as horrible as this," Cincinnati interim Police Chief Adam Hennie said at the Aug. 13 indictment press conference.
All three defendants pleaded not guilty Friday, Aug. 14 before Judge Christian Jenkins. Bond remains at $1.1 million each. A competency hearing for Rankin is scheduled for Sept. 4, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
What the numbers don't show
Despite the one-period dip, Oakley's 2026 crime pace remains well above recent norms. Two burglaries were also recorded in the latest window, both on Marburg Avenue: one at the 4600 block on Aug. 5 and another at the 4900 block on Aug. 15.
CPD notes all data is preliminary and subject to further review. Residents can report tips anonymously through CrimeStoppers at 513-352-3040.
