Ottawa Crime Report April 2023
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2551 crimes in April 2023, up 1.1% from March 2023 and up 11.7% from April 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 rising across April 2023, peaking on April 24 with 127 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of April 2023, with the second half of the month busier than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was April 24 (127 crimes), and the quietest was April 9 (40 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 (85.0/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Mischief saw the largest increase in Ottawa from March 2023, up from 243 to 332 crimes. Auto theft saw the largest decrease, down from 216 to 176 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 38% of April 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 219 (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.