Ottawa Crime Report November 2025

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Ottawa, ON recorded 2952 crimes in November 2025, down 12.1% from October 2025 and up 2.2% from November 2024. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 63% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was rising across November 2025, peaking on November 21 with 138 crimes.

Total Ottawa crimes
2952
12.1%vs October 20252.2%vs year ago
Top crime category
Theft
1867 crimes (63% of total)

Ottawa Daily Crime Trend

Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of November 2025, with the second half of the month busier than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was November 21 (138 crimes), and the quietest was November 9 (58 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 (98.4/day).

Ottawa Crime by Category

Theft saw the largest decrease, down from 2112 to 1867 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
1867
11.6%mo/mo
Assault
356
9.6%mo/mo
Mischief
259
17.5%mo/mo
Other
165
4.1%mo/mo
Break & enter
161
8.5%mo/mo
Auto theft
114
0.9%mo/mo
Robbery
29
56.1%mo/mo
Homicide
1
80%mo/mo
Shooting
0
100%mo/mo

Ottawa Crime by Time of Day

Ottawa crime was most common during the afternoon (12pm–6pm) window, which accounted for 44% of November 2025's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.

12am6am12pm6pm

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Ottawa Top Crime Areas

Sandy Hill recorded the most crime of any area in Ottawa with 301 (10% of Ottawa's total for the month). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

Sandy Hill
301
Centretown
266
Overbrook - McArthur
153
Lowertown
110
South Keys - Greenboro West
87
Westboro
86
Glebe - Dows Lake
80
Byward Market
75

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.