Between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026, Gatineau recorded 824 total incidents while Ottawa recorded 6,532 total incidents. The category with the largest raw-count difference between the two cities was theft-related incidents, with 97 reported in Gatineau compared to 4,109 reported in Ottawa. During this same 61-day period, assault accounted for 390 incidents in Gatineau and 1,276 incidents in Ottawa.
Between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23, open police data shows a total of 824 reported incidents in Gatineau, Quebec, and 6,532 reported incidents in Ottawa, Ontario. Both municipalities share the exact same date range of 2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23, establishing a consistent 61-day period for comparing published police data across the border between Quebec and Ontario.
Within this identical reporting window, category breakdowns reveal clear differences between the two municipal datasets. Theft-related incidents represented the largest numerical gap, with Gatineau logging 97 incidents compared to 4,109 in Ottawa. Assault was Gatineau's top category with 390 incidents, while Ottawa recorded 1,276 assault incidents. Additional comparative figures encompass mischief (170 in Gatineau vs 674 in Ottawa), break and enter (142 in Gatineau vs 359 in Ottawa), robbery, homicide, and other category counts published for both cities during this same period.
Between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23, Gatineau recorded 824 total incidents while Ottawa recorded 6,532 total incidents. The three categories displaying the largest count differences between the two municipalities are theft-related incidents, assault, and mischief. Theft-related incidents showed the largest separation, with Ottawa logging 4,109 incidents compared to 97 in Gatineau. For assault, Ottawa reported 1,276 incidents whereas Gatineau reported 390 incidents. Mischief recorded 674 incidents in Ottawa compared to 170 in Gatineau. Additionally, break and enter accounted for 359 incidents in Ottawa and 142 in Gatineau, while robbery registered 112 incidents in Ottawa and 16 in Gatineau.
Across the same 2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23 timeframe, the two cities exhibit different category breakdowns. Gatineau's highest incident volume occurs in assault with 390 recorded incidents, followed by mischief with 170 incidents. Conversely, Ottawa's dataset is dominated by theft-related incidents, which reach 4,109 logged records out of 6,532 total incidents. Assault represents Ottawa's second highest category with 1,276 incidents. Additionally, Gatineau registered 9 incidents in the other category while Ottawa logged 0, and Ottawa recorded 2 homicide incidents compared to 0 in Gatineau.
Between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23, Gatineau recorded 824 total incidents according to local police data. During the exact same date range, Ottawa recorded 6,532 total incidents. This comparison reflects published map data for both municipalities during this 61-day window.
In Gatineau, assault was the top category with 390 recorded incidents between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23. In Ottawa, theft-related incidents represented the highest count with 4,109 incidents. Theft-related incidents in Gatineau totaled 97, while Ottawa recorded 1,276 assault incidents over the same timeframe.
For break and enter, Gatineau logged 142 incidents while Ottawa logged 359 incidents between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23. For mischief, Gatineau recorded 170 incidents compared to 674 incidents in Ottawa. Both categories showed higher total counts in Ottawa during this shared reporting window.
Municipal police services update their open-data portals on varying schedules and processing timelines. Some cities publish daily feeds, while others release weekly or monthly updates. On CrimeMaps.ca, comparisons use matching date ranges when available, such as the 2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23 window where Gatineau logged 824 incidents and Ottawa logged 6,532.
Data is sourced directly from the official open-data portals of police services in Quebec and Ontario.