Ottawa Crime Report 2022
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 30066 crimes in 2022, up 268.1% from 2021. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa in 2022, accounting for 51% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's monthly crime count was steady across 2022, peaking in June with 2915 crimes.
Ottawa Yearly Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of 2022, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the year to the second. The busiest month for Ottawa crime was June (2915 crimes), and the quietest was January (1982 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 (2505.5/month).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from 2021, up from 3892 to 15278 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 2022'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 2661 (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.