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Break and enter in Ottawa — Crime Map & Statistics

Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, Ottawa recorded 359 Break and enter incidents, representing 5.5% of the 6,532 total city incidents. Break and enter ranked fourth among seven categories, behind Theft with 3,955, Assault with 1,276, and Mischief with 674 incidents. Among listed neighbourhoods, Centretown logged 35 incidents, West Centretown 24, Sandy Hill 19, Overbrook - McArthur 19, and Glebe - Dows Lake 13.

Data current through . Source: official Ottawa police open-data portal.

359
Break and enter incidents
5.5%
Share of Ottawa incidents
4 of 7
Category rank
Centretown
Top neighbourhood
35 incidents
2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23
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Where Break and enter concentrates

9.7% of Break and enter incidents
6.7% of Break and enter incidents
5.3% of Break and enter incidents
5.3% of Break and enter incidents
3.6% of Break and enter incidents

Break and enter in Ottawa

This narrative overview details reported Break and enter incidents in Ottawa, Ontario, covering the two-month date range from May 24, 2026, through July 23, 2026. During this selected reporting window, law enforcement in Ottawa recorded 359 Break and enter incidents. Across all 7 tracked categories in the city during this exact timeframe, total reported occurrences reached a city total of 6,532 incidents.

Break and enter accounted for exactly 5.5% of all reported incidents in Ottawa during this timeframe. The category dataset contains 359 dated category incidents and 0 undated category records for this period. This page presents a factual breakdown of Break and enter counts alongside other sibling categories and top listed Ottawa neighbourhoods using official municipal open data published for the city of Ottawa.

How Break and enter compares

With 359 recorded incidents, Break and enter ranks 4 among 7 total categories tracked in Ottawa from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026. In comparison to sibling categories, Break and enter saw fewer incidents than Theft (3,955), Assault (1,276), and Mischief (674). Conversely, Break and enter logged higher incident counts than Auto theft (154) and Robbery (112). Across the entire city dataset, Theft represents the largest single category, while Break and enter accounts for a moderate portion of Ottawa's 6,532 total reported incidents.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Break and enter in Ottawa

  1. Centretown — 35 incidents
  2. West Centretown — 24 incidents
  3. Sandy Hill — 19 incidents
  4. Overbrook - McArthur — 19 incidents
  5. Glebe - Dows Lake — 13 incidents

What these numbers mean

Break and enter represents 5.5% of Ottawa's reported incidents from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026, placing it fourth among the city's seven tracked categories. With 359 incidents, it sits behind Theft (3,955), Assault (1,276), and Mischief (674), but ahead of Auto theft (154) and Robbery (112). Centretown reported the largest neighbourhood count at 35 incidents. Because the data spans only a two-month period in 2026, the 359-incident total serves as a short-window benchmark rather than an annual trend indicator.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Break and enter in Ottawa

How many Break and enter incidents were reported in Ottawa?

Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, Ottawa recorded 359 Break and enter incidents. All 359 occurrences contained complete date records within this reporting window, with 0 undated incidents. These incidents contributed to Ottawa's city total of 6,532 reported occurrences across all 7 tracked categories during the same timeframe.

What percentage of Ottawa's total reported crime is Break and enter?

Break and enter accounted for 5.5% of Ottawa's total reported incidents during the period from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026. Out of 6,532 total reported incidents across 7 categories, 359 were categorized as Break and enter. This makes Break and enter the fourth most frequent category in Ottawa during this timeframe, trailing Theft (3,955), Assault (1,276), and Mischief (674).

Which Ottawa neighbourhood had the highest count of Break and enter incidents?

Centretown reported the highest number of Break and enter incidents among listed Ottawa neighbourhoods, logging 35 incidents between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026. Other top listed areas included West Centretown with 24 incidents, Sandy Hill with 19 incidents, Overbrook - McArthur with 19 incidents, and Glebe - Dows Lake with 13 incidents.

How does Break and enter compare to other crime categories in Ottawa?

Break and enter ranked 4 among 7 categories in Ottawa with 359 reported incidents. It recorded fewer incidents than Theft (3,955), Assault (1,276), and Mischief (674), but registered higher counts than Auto theft (154) and Robbery (112) over the May 24 to July 23, 2026 reporting window.

Other crime categories in Ottawa

Sources

Crime data for Ottawa is derived from official municipal open data portals published in Ontario (ON).

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