Ottawa Crime Report December 2025
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2647 crimes in December 2025, down 10.3% from November 2025 and up 4.4% from December 2024. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 64% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was falling across December 2025, peaking on December 1 with 117 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was falling over the course of December 2025, with the second half of the month quieter than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was December 1 (117 crimes), and the quietest was December 25 (36 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 (85.4/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Robbery saw the largest increase in Ottawa from November 2025, up from 29 to 34 crimes. Theft saw the largest decrease, down from 1867 to 1684 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 42% of December 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 285 (11% 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.