Ottawa Crime Report 2021
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 8168 crimes in 2021. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa in 2021, accounting for 48% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's monthly crime count was rising across 2021, peaking in November with 2283 crimes.
Ottawa Yearly Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of 2021, with the second half of the year busier than the first. The busiest month for Ottawa crime was November (2283 crimes), and the quietest was January (0 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the monthly trend for a specific crime type.
Hover the chart for exact monthly counts. Dashed line marks the monthly average (680.7/month).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from 2020, up from 0 to 3892 crimes. Crime categories a portal doesn't publish are omitted rather than shown as zero — see below for exact counts and year-over-year change per crime category in Ottawa.
Ottawa Crime by Time of Day
Ottawa crime was most common during the afternoon (12pm–6pm) window, which accounted for 37% of 2021's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.
Hover a bar for the exact count in that hour.
Ottawa Top Crime Areas
Centretown recorded the most crime of any area in Ottawa with 757 (9% of Ottawa's total for the year). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.
All Ottawa Crime Reports by Year
Sourced from Ottawa Police Service Community Safety Data Portal. Category totals may undercount categories a portal doesn't publish — missing is not the same as zero.