Ottawa Crime Report January 2025
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2580 crimes in January 2025, up 1.7% from December 2024 and down 7.7% from January 2024. 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 2025, peaking on January 24 with 106 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of January 2025, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was January 24 (106 crimes), and the quietest was January 31 (61 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 (83.2/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Break & enter saw the largest increase in Ottawa from December 2024, up from 171 to 233 crimes. Assault saw the largest decrease, down from 357 to 310 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 January 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 222 (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.