Ottawa Crime Report December 2021
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2030 crimes in December 2021, down 11.1% from November 2021. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 47% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across December 2021, peaking on December 16 with 94 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of December 2021, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was December 16 (94 crimes), and the quietest was December 25 (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 (65.5/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Other saw the largest increase in Ottawa from November 2021, up from 149 to 161 crimes. Theft saw the largest decrease, down from 1162 to 962 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 35% of December 2021'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 186 (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.