Ottawa Crime Report February 2023
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2102 crimes in February 2023, down 11.6% from January 2023 and up 2.8% from February 2022. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 53% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across February 2023, peaking on February 23 with 95 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of February 2023, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was February 23 (95 crimes), and the quietest was February 20 (51 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 (75.1/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Break & enter saw the largest increase in Ottawa from January 2023, up from 176 to 192 crimes. Theft saw the largest decrease, down from 1326 to 1124 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 41% of February 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 182 (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.