Ottawa Crime Report 2024
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 34944 crimes in 2024, up 4.6% from 2023. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa in 2024, accounting for 58% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's monthly crime count was steady across 2024, peaking in August with 3184 crimes.
Ottawa Yearly Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of 2024, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the year to the second. The busiest month for Ottawa crime was August (3184 crimes), and the quietest was February (2527 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 (2912.0/month).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from 2023, up from 18277 to 20424 crimes. Auto theft saw the largest decrease, down from 2115 to 1665 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 41% of 2024'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 3016 (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.