In 2025, Ottawa recorded 7,186 reported incidents. Theft was the most prevalent category, with 3,314 cases, followed by assault at 1,064. This dataset represents the first year of available data for the city.
In 2025, Ottawa recorded 7,186 reported incidents across all crime categories. This marks the first year of available data for the city in this dataset, with no prior-year comparisons possible.
This page details the distribution of reported incidents by category, highlighting the most frequent types of crime in Ottawa for 2025. The data reflects only reported incidents, not per-capita risk or unreported events.
The 2025 dataset for Ottawa shows theft as the most reported category, accounting for nearly half of all incidents. Assault and fraud also feature prominently, while property-related crimes like mischief and break-and-enter contribute smaller shares. With only one year of data available, long-term trends cannot be assessed, but the snapshot provides a baseline for future comparisons.
Theft dominates Ottawa's 2025 crime data, comprising nearly half of all reported incidents. Assault and fraud follow, while property crimes like break-and-enter are less frequent. With only one year of data, it's unclear whether this distribution is typical or anomalous. The absence of prior-year data means trends cannot yet be identified, but the numbers establish a starting point for tracking future changes.
Ottawa recorded 7,186 reported incidents in 2025. This total spans all crime categories included in the dataset.
No trend can be determined yet, as 2025 is the only year of data available for Ottawa in this dataset. Future years will be needed to assess direction.
Theft was the most reported category, with 3,314 incidents—46% of Ottawa's 2025 total. Assault followed with 1,064 incidents.
This data is sourced from open crime reports published by the Ottawa Police Service (ON). It reflects only reported incidents, not per-capita rates.
Data sourced from open crime reports published by the Ottawa Police Service (ON).