Ottawa Crime Report October 2021
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 1,372 crimes in October 2021. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 47% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was rising across October 2021, peaking on October 18 with 91 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of October 2021, with the second half of the month busier than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was October 18 (91 crimes), and the quietest was October 1 (0 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 (44.3/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from September 2021, up from 0 to 647 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 34% of October 2021'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 132 (10% 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.