Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, Ottawa recorded 3,955 reported theft incidents. Theft ranked first among all 7 tracked categories, accounting for 60.5% of the city total of 6,532 incidents. By comparison, assault recorded 1,276 incidents and mischief recorded 674 incidents. Among Ottawa neighbourhoods, Sandy Hill listed 428 theft incidents, followed by Centretown with 332 incidents and Lowertown with 192 incidents.
Data current through . Source: official Ottawa police open-data portal.
This page provides a comprehensive breakdown of reported Theft incidents in Ottawa, Ontario, spanning the timeframe from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026. Over these two months, official open-data records documented 3,955 Theft incidents across the municipality. During the same selected reporting window, Ottawa recorded an overall city total of 6,532 incidents across all 7 tracked crime categories.
Theft accounted for 60.5% of Ottawa's total reported incidents, making it the single largest category in the municipality during this period. Among local neighbourhoods, Sandy Hill registered the highest count with 428 incidents, followed by Centretown with 332 incidents, Overbrook - McArthur with 198 incidents, Lowertown with 192 incidents, and Westboro with 182 incidents. All published numbers reflect direct, unmodified incident records compiled from local police reporting.
In Ottawa, Theft ranks 1st among the 7 tracked categories, generating 3,955 incidents between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026. This count is higher than all sibling categories in the dataset. Assault is the second most common category with 1,276 incidents, followed by Mischief with 674 incidents. Break and enter registered 359 incidents, while Auto theft recorded 154 incidents and Robbery recorded 112 incidents. Together, these sibling category totals show that Theft represents the majority of reported offences in Ottawa during this window.
In Ottawa, Theft stands out as the dominant category, accounting for 60.5% of all 6,532 reported city incidents between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026. Ranking first among Ottawa's 7 tracked categories, its 3,955 incidents significantly exceed second-ranked Assault at 1,276 incidents. The 2026 dataset provides counts for a single two-month window without prior-year comparison data in the series. Sandy Hill logged the highest volume among neighbourhoods at 428 incidents, followed by Centretown at 332 incidents.
Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, Ottawa recorded 3,955 reported Theft incidents. This total represents 60.5% of the 6,532 total reported incidents across all 7 crime categories tracked in the city during this two-month reporting period. Theft is the highest-volume category in Ottawa's dataset.
Sandy Hill recorded the highest number of Theft incidents in Ottawa with 428 reported incidents between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026. Centretown recorded the second highest count with 332 incidents, while Overbrook - McArthur recorded 198 incidents during the same reporting window.
Theft is the most common category in Ottawa, ranking 1st out of 7 categories with 3,955 incidents. In comparison, Assault recorded 1,276 incidents, Mischief recorded 674 incidents, Break and enter recorded 359 incidents, Auto theft recorded 154 incidents, and Robbery recorded 112 incidents.
The Ottawa Theft dataset covers the timeframe from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026. During this period, 3,955 Theft incidents were logged out of 6,532 total city-wide incidents. The series currently includes data for the year 2026 only.
Data is sourced from Ottawa's official municipal open-data portal in ON.