Ottawa Crime Report May 2022
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2831 crimes in May 2022, up 23.9% from April 2022. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 51% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across May 2022, peaking on May 27 with 113 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of May 2022, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was May 27 (113 crimes), and the quietest was May 4 (66 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 (91.3/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from April 2022, up from 1194 to 1449 crimes. Robbery saw the largest decrease, down from 35 to 31 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 36% of May 2022'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 266 (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.