Ottawa Crime Report May 2023
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2912 crimes in May 2023, up 14.2% from April 2023 and up 2.9% from May 2022. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 57% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across May 2023, peaking on May 24 with 124 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of May 2023, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was May 24 (124 crimes), and the quietest was May 21 (70 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 (93.9/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from April 2023, up from 1322 to 1665 crimes. Auto theft saw the largest decrease, down from 176 to 142 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 May 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 255 (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.