Ottawa Crime Report March 2025
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2727 crimes in March 2025, up 26.3% from February 2025 and down 3.7% from March 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 rising across March 2025, peaking on March 25 with 115 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of March 2025, with the second half of the month busier than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was March 25 (115 crimes), and the quietest was March 2 (62 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 (88.0/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from February 2025, up from 1173 to 1514 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 March 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
Sandy Hill recorded the most crime of any area in Ottawa with 222 (8% 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.