Ottawa Crime Report 2023
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 33413 crimes in 2023, up 11.1% from 2022. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa in 2023, accounting for 55% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's monthly crime count was rising across 2023, peaking in October with 3236 crimes.
Ottawa Yearly Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of 2023, with the second half of the year busier than the first. The busiest month for Ottawa crime was October (3236 crimes), and the quietest was February (2102 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 (2784.4/month).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from 2022, up from 15278 to 18277 crimes. Break & enter saw the largest decrease, down from 2820 to 2660 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 39% of 2023'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 2871 (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.