Lowertown, Ottawa

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. The Lowertown neighbourhood in Ottawa recorded 740 crime incidents on the latest day, representing 3.4% of the city’s total reported incidents. Theft was the most common type, accounting for 563 of the events, followed by assault and mischief. Violence accounted for 84 incidents. Nearby neighbourhoods such as Sandy Hill, Centretown and Overbrook‑McArthur reported higher totals, with over two thousand incidents each.

About this data

Lowertown, a historic neighbourhood in Ottawa, recorded 740 incidents in the most recent data set. This total accounts for 3.4% of Ottawa’s city‑wide count of 21,712 incidents. The snapshot reflects activity during August 2026, the period for which the upstream open‑data portal provides month‑level dates.

The neighbourhood’s incident profile is anchored by a large volume of theft offences, with 563 cases reported, and a modest number of violent events, including 84 assaults. Compared with the broader city, Lowertown’s share of violent incidents is relatively low, while its theft count dominates the local mix. The data are scaled to the city year‑to‑date context through July 2026, aligning neighbourhood counts with the broader municipal reporting framework.

Recent trend

These figures derive from a 24‑hour reporting window centred on 16 August 2026, but the upstream source aggregates dates at month granularity, so the period should be understood as the month of August 2026. Ottawa’s city‑wide total of 21,712 incidents reflects activity through July 2026, and the neighbourhood count of 740 is scaled to this year‑to‑date context. Boundary definitions for neighbourhoods are periodically updated, meaning that year‑over‑year comparisons may be affected by changes to the geographic delimitations. Analysts should therefore treat the numbers as indicative of recent activity rather than precise yearly trends.

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