Ottawa Crime Report August 2023
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 3013 crimes in August 2023, up 2.3% from July 2023 and up 7.6% from August 2022. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 56% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was rising across August 2023, peaking on August 14 with 131 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of August 2023, with the second half of the month busier than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was August 14 (131 crimes), and the quietest was August 7 (60 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 (97.2/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from July 2023, up from 1632 to 1686 crimes. Break & enter saw the largest decrease, down from 285 to 254 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 August 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 315 (10% 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.