Ottawa Crime Report April 2022
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2284 crimes in April 2022, down 2.6% from March 2022. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 52% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across April 2022, peaking on April 12 with 98 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of April 2022, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was April 12 (98 crimes), and the quietest was April 17 (47 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.
Hover the chart for exact daily counts. Dashed line marks the daily average (76.1/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Other saw the largest increase in Ottawa from March 2022, up from 148 to 164 crimes. Theft saw the largest decrease, down from 1278 to 1194 crimes. Crime categories a portal doesn't publish are omitted rather than shown as zero — see below for exact counts and month-over-month 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 April 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 211 (9% of Ottawa's total for the month). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.
All Ottawa Crime Reports by Month
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.