How many thefts are there in Ottawa?
Ottawa, ON recorded 21,588 thefts in 2025, the most recent complete year — a rate of 2121.8 per 100,000 residents.
General theft (over/under thresholds vary by service). Ottawa residents also search for this category as stealing, shoplifting and larcenies — all of those refer to the same police-reported offences counted on this page.
These figures cover 95,001 thefts recorded in Ottawa between September 2021 and September 2026 — every incident Ottawa Police Service Community Safety Data Portal has published in that window. The first year is partial — incidents past the retention window are removed, so the record starts part-way through 2021 rather than on January 1.
Ottawa thefts by year, 2021–2026
Ottawa thefts peaked in 2025 with 21,588. The complete years here are 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 — those are the ones directly comparable to each other. Pick a year for its own monthly breakdown, time-of-day pattern and areas.
* Partial year — not directly comparable to the complete years above.
What time of day do thefts happen in Ottawa?
Across the whole period, Ottawa thefts cluster in the afternoon (12pm–6pm) window, which accounts for 48% of them. The busiest individual hour is 4pm.
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What day of the week do thefts happen in Ottawa?
Thefts in Ottawa are spread fairly evenly across the week. Wednesday is marginally the busiest at 15%, but an even split would be 14.3% — the gap isn't big enough to call a pattern.
What time of year do thefts peak in Ottawa?
Every year stacked together, so this is seasonality rather than a trend. July is the busiest month for thefts in Ottawa with 9,162 across the whole period, and February is the quietest with 6,441.
Where do thefts happen in Ottawa?
Centretown records the most thefts of any area in Ottawa, with 8,696 — 9% of the city total across the whole period.
Ottawa thefts: common questions
How many thefts are there in Ottawa?
Ottawa, ON recorded 21,588 thefts in 2025, the most recent complete year — a rate of 2121.8 per 100,000 residents. These figures cover 95,001 thefts recorded in Ottawa between September 2021 and September 2026 — every incident Ottawa Police Service Community Safety Data Portal has published in that window.
Are thefts going up or down in Ottawa?
Ottawa thefts peaked in 2025 with 21,588. The most recent figure is 16,003 in 2026 so far, which covers a partial year. The complete years in this data are 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, which are the ones directly comparable to each other.
What time of day do most thefts happen in Ottawa?
Most Ottawa thefts happen in the afternoon (12pm–6pm) window, which accounts for 48% of all of them. The busiest individual hour is 4pm.
Where do most thefts happen in Ottawa?
Centretown records the most thefts of any area in Ottawa, with 8,696 (9% of the city total), followed by Sandy Hill (7,857) and Overbrook - McArthur (5,742).
What day of the week do most thefts happen in Ottawa?
Thefts in Ottawa are spread fairly evenly across the week. Wednesday is marginally the busiest at 15% of the total, but an even split would be 14.3%, so the difference is not meaningful.
What time of year do thefts peak in Ottawa?
Adding every year together, July is the busiest month for thefts in Ottawa (9,162 across the whole period) and February is the quietest (6,441).
How common are thefts compared to other crime in Ottawa?
Theft makes up 56.7% of all crime recorded in Ottawa over this period — 95,001 of 167,564 incidents.
What is the theft rate in Ottawa?
Ottawa recorded 2121.8 thefts per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on a population of 1,017,449. Rates are only calculated for complete years, since a partial year isn't comparable.
What period does this Ottawa theft data cover?
These figures cover 95,001 thefts recorded in Ottawa between September 2021 and September 2026 — every incident Ottawa Police Service Community Safety Data Portal has published in that window. The earliest year is partial because incidents older than the retention window are removed, so it starts part-way through the year rather than on January 1. Counts reflect what the portal published — a category a service doesn't publish is missing, which is not the same as zero.
Sourced from Ottawa Police Service Community Safety Data Portal. Counts reflect incidents the portal published and may differ from figures released elsewhere — missing is not the same as zero.