Ottawa Crime Report October 2022
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 2761 crimes in October 2022, up 2% from September 2022 and up 23.5% from October 2021. Theft was the most frequently reported crime category in Ottawa this month, accounting for 48% of all Ottawa crime. Ottawa's daily crime count was steady across October 2022, peaking on October 27 with 121 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was steady over the course of October 2022, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was October 27 (121 crimes), and the quietest was October 4 (63 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 (89.1/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Auto theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from September 2022, up from 187 to 261 crimes. Assault saw the largest decrease, down from 360 to 336 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 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 206 (7% 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.