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Cincinnati Police Department

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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What gun does the Cincinnati Police Department carry?

The Cincinnati Police Department's current duty pistol is the Smith & Wesson M&P9 (9mm Luger), per official agency or government records; based on a 2019 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Entries
3 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsSmith & Wesson M&P9Who else issues it →Official source3
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Smith & Wesson M&P9

Official source
Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Smith & Wesson M&P9
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Cincinnati Police Department (Jun 13, 2019)

  • Main photo: Smith & Wesson M&P9 (first generation). “Smith & Wesson M&P 9” by James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white).

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons) and U.S. government public-domain sources, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols3 current

Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)

Smith & Wesson M&P9 (first generation). Photo: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P9

Official source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2019 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CPD Procedure 12.025 (revised 06/13/19) lists the department-issued S&W M&P9 and M&P9 2.0 as primary duty pistols and the M&P9c for investigative/plainclothes assignments and captains and above. Current status not re-verified.

Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (model photo)

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0

Official source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2019 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CPD Procedure 12.025 (revised 06/13/19) lists the department-issued S&W M&P9 and M&P9 2.0 as primary duty pistols and the M&P9c for investigative/plainclothes assignments and captains and above. Current status not re-verified.

Smith & Wesson M&P9c (model photo)

Representative photo: full-size M&P9; the compact M&P9c is not shown. Photo: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P9c

Official source
9mm LugerPlainclothes / investigative
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2019 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

CPD Procedure 12.025 (revised 06/13/19) lists the department-issued S&W M&P9 and M&P9 2.0 as primary duty pistols and the M&P9c for investigative/plainclothes assignments and captains and above. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Cincinnati Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Cincinnati Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Cincinnati Police Department

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