Ottawa Crime Report September 2021
View live map →Ottawa, ON recorded 1620 crimes in September 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 September 2021, peaking on September 24 with 94 crimes.
Ottawa Daily Crime Trend
Ottawa's crime count was rising over the course of September 2021, with the second half of the month busier than the first. The busiest day for Ottawa crime was September 24 (94 crimes), and the quietest was September 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 (54.0/day).
Ottawa Crime by Category
Theft saw the largest increase in Ottawa from August 2021, up from 0 to 756 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 36% of September 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 152 (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.