Ottawa Crime Map
Ontario · Latest 24h · updated 2026-09-10
| Latest 24h | 51 incidents, 15 violent (2026-09-08) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 25,482 incidents through the last complete month |
| 2025 (full year) | 40,128 incidents |
| Full archive | 310,499 incidents (2001–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 3,377 |
| CSI 2025 | 52.2 (violent 62.6) |
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About crime in Ottawa
TL;DR. On the latest day of data, 8 September 2026, Ottawa recorded 51 incidents across the city. The most common offence was Theft, accounting for 20 of those incidents. Assault followed with 12 incidents, and the category labelled Other contributed nine incidents. Auto theft, robbery and mischief rounded out the lower‑frequency categories. The map visualises these events by neighbourhood, with Centretown and Sandy Hill showing the highest counts.
About this data
The Ottawa city page presents incident data for the latest day, 8 September 2026, sourced from the Ottawa Police Service open‑data portal. The feed lists each reported incident that occurred on that day, providing a snapshot of what police recorded across the city.
With 51 total incidents, the page lets residents and analysts see the immediate crime picture, while the interactive map aggregates the most recent 60‑day window (6,893 incidents) for broader context. This near‑real‑time view helps identify current patterns and compare today’s activity with recent trends.
Recent trend
Year‑over‑year change is not available for the headline total on 8 September 2026 because it represents a single day of data. In the full‑archive record, the most recent complete years show a decline: 2025 recorded 40,128 incidents, down 3.3 % from 2024’s 41,491 incidents. This YoY figure reflects the complete calendar years in the archive, not the latest‑day snapshot.
Category breakdown
On the latest day, the most common incident type was Theft, with 20 reports accounting for 39.2 % of the total. Assault followed with 12 incidents (23.5 %). The category labelled Other contributed 9 incidents, representing 17.6 % of today’s count. Because Other appears among the top categories, the leading subcategory within it is "Other crime," which totals 30,413 incidents and makes up 100 % of the Other category (9.8 % of all historic incidents). These figures illustrate the distribution of crime types recorded on 8 September 2026.
FAQ
How many crime incidents were recorded in Ottawa on the latest reported day?
On September 8, 2026, Ottawa recorded 51 total incidents across the city. This daily snapshot reflects occurrences logged on the city's latest exact occurrence day in the open dataset. Across 2026 to date, Ottawa has logged 25,482 dated incidents, while the full archive spanning 2001 through 2026 contains 310,499 total records.
What was the most reported category of crime in Ottawa on September 8, 2026?
Theft was the most reported category on September 8, 2026, accounting for 20 incidents or 39.2% of the day's total. Assault followed as the second most frequent category with 12 incidents (23.5%), while Other accounted for 9 incidents (17.6%). Auto theft had 4 incidents (7.8%), Robbery recorded 3 incidents (5.9%), and Mischief logged 2 incidents (3.9%).
How do recent crime incident numbers in Ottawa compare to previous years?
A single-day figure cannot show annual trends, so year-over-year change is not available for this specific period. In full calendar year data from the archive, Ottawa recorded 40,128 incidents in 2025, down 3.3% from 41,491 incidents in 2024. Earlier archive counts show 38,581 incidents in 2023 and 35,697 in 2022, while 2026 has logged 25,482 dated incidents so far.
Which Ottawa neighbourhoods logged the most incidents on this date?
Across Ottawa's 157 tracked neighbourhoods, Centretown logged the highest number of incidents on September 8, 2026, with 9 occurrences. Sandy Hill recorded the second highest with 7 incidents. Glebe - Dows Lake and Overbrook - McArthur each recorded 3 incidents, while Bayshore - Belltown, Fallingbrook, Lowertown, and Manotick each logged 2 incidents on that day.
Where does this Ottawa crime incident data come from?
This data is sourced directly from the official municipal open-data portal in Ontario. Incident records are published as open public records and mapped across 157 distinct neighbourhoods in Ottawa. The dataset includes multi-year archive figures spanning from 2001 to 2026, enabling tracking of incident distributions across categories such as theft, assault, and auto theft.
How current is the Ottawa crime incident dataset?
The latest reported date in this dataset is September 8, 2026, representing the most recent occurrence day published in the city feed. For broader temporal context, the rolling 60-day interactive map window displays 6,893 total incidents, whereas the full municipal archive covers 310,499 incidents recorded between 2001 and 2026.
Explore Ottawa
By category
- Ottawa Assault (57,360)
- Ottawa Robbery (359)
- Ottawa Homicide (234)
- Ottawa Break & enter (20,956)
- Ottawa Auto theft (11,399)
- Ottawa Theft (118,339)
- Ottawa Mischief (28,192)
- Ottawa Fraud (43,247)
- Ottawa Other (30,413)
By year
2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Neighbourhoods
Centretown Byward Market Lowertown Overbrook - McArthur New Barrhaven - New Development - Stonebridge Orléans Avalon - Notting Gate - Fallingbrook - Gardenway South Cummings West Centertown