94
drone flights crossed Downtown.
94
of them in December 2025.
11 min
median flight. Half were shorter.
Police drones crossed Downtown 94 times between 1 December 2025 and 31 December 2025, by Cincinnati Police Department's published record. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.
DowntownOne flight, takeoff to landingSensitive-purpose flight, as an area
19 hours of flight time by flights that crossed this area.
18% of them took off between 10 pm and 6 am (EST).
0 flights had a sensitive stated purpose. Those are listed, and drawn as an area rather than a path.
Why, in the agency's words
The agency's stated purpose, grouped into classes, as a share of the 94 flights that crossed this area.
Hour of day
Takeoffs by hour of the day, local time.
Flight list, December 2025
| Date | Takeoff (EST) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 6:33 am | Call for service | 7 min | ec41ee24 |
| Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 8:43 am | Call for service | 7 min | 2c510dbd |
| Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 9:03 am | Call for service | 14 min | b0ee1e62 |
| Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 9:59 am | Call for service | 5 min | 1fd60170 |
| Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 3:28 pm | Call for service | 8 min | a8c35746 |
| Mon 1 Dec 2025 | 3:47 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 50df3eff |
| Tue 2 Dec 2025 | 8:41 am | Call for service | 17 min | 2544bb1b |
| Tue 2 Dec 2025 | 5:33 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 9ba363f7 |
| Tue 2 Dec 2025 | 8:46 pm | Call for service | 15 min | d9bad4a8 |
| Wed 3 Dec 2025 | 11:36 am | Call for service | 12 min | 7255cdb0 |
| Wed 3 Dec 2025 | 7:54 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 2797d740 |
| Thu 4 Dec 2025 | 11:26 am | Call for service | 9 min | bdfb8d07 |
| Thu 4 Dec 2025 | 1:53 pm | Call for service | 14 min | bec31b8c |
| Thu 4 Dec 2025 | 5:37 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 5a77a93f |
| Fri 5 Dec 2025 | 8:03 am | Call for service | 14 min | e38a36ab |
| Fri 5 Dec 2025 | 4:07 pm | Call for service | 20 min | ceeec74f |
| Fri 5 Dec 2025 | 4:09 pm | Call for service | 19 min | 180baa96 |
| Fri 5 Dec 2025 | 4:23 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 195d99c3 |
| Fri 5 Dec 2025 | 7:31 pm | Call for service | 14 min | e9b5ea9a |
| Sat 6 Dec 2025 | 12:11 am | Call for service | 10 min | 02285f33 |
| Sat 6 Dec 2025 | 3:13 am | Call for service | 9 min | b4045e00 |
| Sat 6 Dec 2025 | 3:19 am | Call for service | 21 min | af25339c |
| Sat 6 Dec 2025 | 6:11 am | Call for service | 6 min | 63f18c0e |
| Sat 6 Dec 2025 | 3:10 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 74591c91 |
| Sun 7 Dec 2025 | 12:21 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 62d2abbe |
| Mon 8 Dec 2025 | 6:40 pm | Call for service | 13 min | 1f424ab4 |
| Mon 8 Dec 2025 | 8:55 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 425b21f6 |
| Mon 8 Dec 2025 | 8:59 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 2a78e264 |
| Mon 8 Dec 2025 | 9:11 pm | Call for service | 9 min | ada1e3ff |
| Mon 8 Dec 2025 | 9:38 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 48b4ce66 |
| Tue 9 Dec 2025 | 9:40 am | Call for service | 9 min | 3286415d |
| Tue 9 Dec 2025 | 11:39 am | Call for service | 9 min | ce86dc0b |
| Tue 9 Dec 2025 | 4:00 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 06fa82e6 |
| Tue 9 Dec 2025 | 6:52 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 4cc3f33d |
| Tue 9 Dec 2025 | 7:18 pm | Call for service | 12 min | ca7602ea |
| Tue 9 Dec 2025 | 7:36 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 134eedbc |
| Thu 11 Dec 2025 | 1:32 pm | Call for service | 20 min | f85fe72f |
| Thu 11 Dec 2025 | 8:58 pm | Call for service | 18 min | 1d8fd3cd |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 9:01 am | Call for service | 13 min | 4c931b92 |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 1:31 pm | Call for service | 10 min | a5e81109 |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 2:01 pm | Call for service | 8 min | dc9343f0 |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 2:11 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 9dfc637c |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 5:00 pm | Call for service | 9 min | b50ed88e |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 8:44 pm | Call for service | 14 min | f11f6d99 |
| Fri 12 Dec 2025 | 10:38 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 7e69cdaa |
| Sat 13 Dec 2025 | 9:19 pm | Call for service | 9 min | b50ee8e3 |
| Sat 13 Dec 2025 | 11:29 pm | Call for service | 15 min | adc36db5 |
| Sun 14 Dec 2025 | 11:43 am | Call for service | 14 min | 1f09db91 |
| Sun 14 Dec 2025 | 12:30 pm | Call for service | 16 min | c29dd64c |
| Sun 14 Dec 2025 | 2:10 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 87f648c0 |
| Sun 14 Dec 2025 | 3:09 pm | Call for service | 14 min | 953ca465 |
| Sun 14 Dec 2025 | 3:31 pm | Call for service | 16 min | c97c9088 |
| Mon 15 Dec 2025 | 4:48 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 86270199 |
| Tue 16 Dec 2025 | 6:40 am | Call for service | 14 min | 3c7f5bd7 |
| Tue 16 Dec 2025 | 10:50 am | Call for service | 17 min | 4698913c |
| Tue 16 Dec 2025 | 11:06 am | Call for service | 19 min | b0f487ad |
| Wed 17 Dec 2025 | 4:01 pm | Call for service | 8 min | dab505af |
| Fri 19 Dec 2025 | 9:55 am | Call for service | 3 min | 48ea8811 |
| Fri 19 Dec 2025 | 12:16 pm | Call for service | 18 min | 50da800a |
| Fri 19 Dec 2025 | 5:39 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 0c1f3f47 |
| Fri 19 Dec 2025 | 6:17 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 87791bd0 |
| Fri 19 Dec 2025 | 7:49 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 8035c359 |
| Mon 22 Dec 2025 | 4:50 am | Call for service | 7 min | a816e798 |
| Mon 22 Dec 2025 | 5:04 am | Call for service | 20 min | 9a16570f |
| Mon 22 Dec 2025 | 10:11 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 7b34a2e7 |
| Tue 23 Dec 2025 | 12:38 am | Call for service | 5 min | c3ddbf79 |
| Tue 23 Dec 2025 | 2:58 am | Call for service | 8 min | f1e8a6dc |
| Tue 23 Dec 2025 | 10:24 am | Call for service | 17 min | 3c07314b |
| Tue 23 Dec 2025 | 7:14 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 6f67e3f8 |
| Wed 24 Dec 2025 | 7:47 am | Call for service | 14 min | 100acdad |
| Wed 24 Dec 2025 | 11:00 am | Call for service | 15 min | 6e557b6c |
| Wed 24 Dec 2025 | 11:54 am | Call for service | 14 min | 4e76f8e5 |
| Wed 24 Dec 2025 | 3:20 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 4f639f26 |
| Wed 24 Dec 2025 | 7:44 pm | Call for service | 15 min | fca497fd |
| Thu 25 Dec 2025 | 4:45 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 8aac565c |
| Thu 25 Dec 2025 | 5:17 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 294b93e7 |
| Thu 25 Dec 2025 | 9:58 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 65298976 |
| Fri 26 Dec 2025 | 10:30 am | Call for service | 22 min | c001f92d |
| Fri 26 Dec 2025 | 12:08 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 350e931d |
| Fri 26 Dec 2025 | 3:30 pm | Call for service | 22 min | a65d0884 |
| Sat 27 Dec 2025 | 2:07 am | Call for service | 16 min | 06fcbb37 |
| Sat 27 Dec 2025 | 2:24 am | Call for service | 19 min | 0b28fed4 |
| Sat 27 Dec 2025 | 12:56 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 7ccba24e |
| Sat 27 Dec 2025 | 9:11 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 49b529d1 |
| Sat 27 Dec 2025 | 10:01 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 6a53ecdf |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | 2:13 am | Call for service | 12 min | 0f7818a8 |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | 12:13 pm | Call for service | 8 min | e05ff437 |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | 12:44 pm | Call for service | 14 min | 6f1dc400 |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | 5:31 pm | Call for service | 9 min | babf0a64 |
| Tue 30 Dec 2025 | 10:18 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 8c9c34bb |
| Tue 30 Dec 2025 | 11:03 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 7617c207 |
| Tue 30 Dec 2025 | 11:46 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 518f5210 |
| Wed 31 Dec 2025 | 12:26 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 186fc706 |
| Wed 31 Dec 2025 | 1:37 pm | Call for service | 12 min | d77b79a5 |
All 94 flights in December 2025. Flights with a sensitive stated purpose are listed and drawn as an area, not a path. Times are local to the agency.
How this page is made
- Every flight in the agency's published record is counted and listed; drawn paths are the whole flight, simplified to 10 m.
- The record's free-text description is never read into a page. A flight whose stated purpose names a domestic, sexual-assault, kidnapping, welfare, mental-health or juvenile matter is listed like any other but drawn as a generalised area, not a path.
- Operators are the agency's own accounts in the record, numbered within the agency in order of first flight; no name or address is read into a page.
- Purposes are the agency's own words, grouped into classes by a committed lookup table; unmatched values are "Other" and blank ones "Not stated".
- Times are converted to the agency's clock through the IANA zone database, never a fixed offset.
- Boundary. "Downtown" is a neighborhood polygon from City of Cincinnati / CAGIS (Statistical Neighborhood Approximations 2020), licence recorded as "Public Domain", in the place layer file for Cincinnati.
- A flight counts for this area when its simplified path intersects the polygon (shapely). The join uses the unclipped line; only the clipped line is drawn.
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