Ottawa crime statistics by type
How many of each kind of crime Ottawa records, year by year. Pick a crime type for the full history, or a single year for the monthly breakdown, time-of-day pattern and the areas where it happens.
Theft
18,035 thefts in 2026
95,531 recorded across 6 years
Assault
3,951 assaults in 2026
20,760 recorded across 6 years
Mischief
2,829 mischief incidents in 2026
17,722 recorded across 6 years
Break & enter
1,489 break-ins in 2026
12,318 recorded across 6 years
Auto theft
901 car thefts in 2026
8,406 recorded across 6 years
Robbery
454 robberies in 2026
2,592 recorded across 6 years
Shooting
38 shootings in 2025
233 recorded across 5 years
Homicide
7 murders in 2026
76 recorded across 6 years
Crime types a portal does not publish are left out rather than shown as zero — missing is not the same as zero.