Ottawa Crime Report July 2025
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 3477 crimes in July 2025, up 6% from June 2025 and up 9.8% from July 2024. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 61% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across July 2025, peaking on July 15 with 141 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of July 2025, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was July 15 (141 crimes), and the quietest was July 2 (84 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 (112.2/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from June 2025, up from 2015 to 2121 crimes. Mischief saw the largest decrease, down from 342 to 322 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 40% of July 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 389 (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.