Ottawa Crime Report January 2023
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2378 crimes in January 2023, up 7.7% from December 2022 and up 20% from January 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 steady across January 2023, peaking on January 19 with 111 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of January 2023, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was January 19 (111 crimes), and the quietest was January 5 (59 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 (76.7/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from December 2022, up from 1066 to 1326 crimes. Mischief saw the largest decrease, down from 256 to 216 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 January 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 282 (12% 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.