In 2025, Ottawa recorded 1,064 assault incidents, making up 14.8% of the city's total crime count of 7,186. Assault ranked as the second most frequent crime category, with Centretown reporting the highest number of incidents at 83.
Data current through . Source: official Ottawa police open-data portal.
This page covers reported assault incidents in Ottawa, Ontario, during November and December 2025. Assault was the second most frequent category of crime in the city during this period, with 1,064 reported incidents.
These incidents accounted for 14.8% of all reported crimes in Ottawa over the two-month window, highlighting its significance among the city's crime categories.
In Ottawa, assault ranked second among eight crime categories, trailing only theft, which had 3,314 reported incidents. Assault was more frequent than other notable categories such as fraud (889 incidents), mischief (427 incidents), and break and enter (260 incidents). This ranking underscores the prevalence of assault within the city's crime landscape.
Assault stands out as the second most reported crime category in Ottawa during the November–December 2025 period, accounting for nearly 15% of all incidents. The concentration of incidents in neighbourhoods like Centretown, Byward Market, and Lowertown suggests a geographic pattern worth noting. However, the two-month window limits broader trend analysis. The absence of prior-year data for this specific period prevents year-over-year comparisons, leaving the focus on the raw counts and their distribution.
There were 1,064 reported assault incidents in Ottawa during November and December 2025. This figure represents 14.8% of the city's total crime incidents for that period.
Centretown had the highest number of assault incidents with 83, followed by Byward Market (67) and Lowertown (51). These three neighbourhoods accounted for a significant portion of the city's assault reports.
Assault was the second most reported crime category in Ottawa, behind theft (3,314 incidents) but ahead of fraud (889), mischief (427), and break and enter (260). It accounted for 14.8% of all reported crimes.
The data covers assault incidents reported in Ottawa from November 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. This two-month window provides a snapshot of late-2025 crime patterns.
Data sourced from the Ontario open data portal, covering reported incidents in Ottawa.