Ottawa Crime Report 2025
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 36014 crimes in 2025, up 3.1% from 2024. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa in 2025, accounting for 60% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's monthly crime count was rising across 2025, peaking in September with 3602 crimes.
Ottawa Yearly Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of 2025, with the second half of the year busier than the first. The busiest month for Ottawa crime was September (3602 crimes), and the quietest was February (2159 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 (3001.2/month).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from 2024, up from 20424 to 21588 crimes. Break & enter saw the largest decrease, down from 2599 to 2335 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 2025'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 3545 (10% 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.