Ottawa Crime Report November 2021

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Ottawa, ON recorded 2,283 crimes in November 2021, up 51.7% from October 2021. 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 November 2021, peaking on November 1 with 99 crimes.

Total Ottawa crimes
2,283
51.7%vs October 2021
Top crime category
Theft
1,162 crimes (51% of total)

Ottawa Daily Crime Trend

Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of November 2021, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was November 1 (99 crimes), and the quietest was November 25 (55 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.

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Hover the chart for exact daily counts. Dashed line marks the daily average (76.1/day).

Ottawa Crime by Category

Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from October 2021, up from 709 to 1,162 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.

Theft
1,162
63.9%mo/mo
Assault
322
42.5%mo/mo
Mischief
275
27.9%mo/mo
Break & enter
228
50%mo/mo
Other
149
47.5%mo/mo
Auto theft
102
27.5%mo/mo
Robbery
42
121.1%mo/mo
Shooting
2
0%mo/mo
Homicide
1
0%mo/mo

Ottawa Crime by Time of Day

Ottawa crime was most common during the afternoon (12pm–6pm) window, which accounted for 41% of November 2021's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.

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Ottawa Top Crime Areas

Centretown recorded the most crime of any area in Ottawa with 219 (10% of Ottawa's total for the month). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

Centretown
219
Sandy Hill
121
Overbrook - McArthur
108
Byward Market
99
Hintonburg - Mechanicsville
70
Glebe - Dows Lake
60
Westboro
56
West Centretown
55

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.