Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, Ottawa recorded 6,532 total incidents, while Toronto recorded 6,779 total incidents during the same 61-day date range. The largest raw-count difference occurred in assault, with Toronto recording 3,589 incidents compared to 1,276 in Ottawa. Meanwhile, Ottawa recorded 4,109 theft-related incidents compared to 1,802 in Toronto. Toronto also recorded 824 break and enter incidents compared to 359 in Ottawa.
Between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23, municipal open data records show 6,532 total reported incidents in Ottawa and 6,779 total incidents in Toronto. Because police services in both cities published map tracking information across this exact 61-day timeframe, this report presents a direct, same-period comparison of recorded incident figures for Ontario's national capital and provincial capital.
Category breakdowns reveal clear structural contrasts across both municipalities. Ottawa recorded 4,109 theft-related incidents, exceeding Toronto's count of 1,802 theft-related incidents by 2,307. Conversely, Toronto logged 3,589 assault incidents and 824 break and enter occurrences, compared to Ottawa's 1,276 assault incidents and 359 break and enter occurrences. Further category counts show 674 mischief incidents in Ottawa, 348 robbery incidents in Toronto, and 2 homicide incidents in Ottawa alongside 1 in Toronto.
Evaluating the same-period totals between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23, Toronto's overall count of 6,779 reported incidents slightly exceeds Ottawa's total of 6,532 incidents. The largest numerical divergence appears in assault, where Toronto logged 3,589 incidents compared to Ottawa's 1,276 incidents, representing a difference of 2,313. In contrast, Ottawa reported a substantially higher figure for theft-related incidents, registering 4,109 occurrences against Toronto's 1,802, creating a difference of 2,307. Break and enter also displayed a notable variance, with Toronto recording 824 incidents to Ottawa's 359, a difference of 465. Additionally, Ottawa recorded 674 mischief incidents while Toronto recorded 0 in that category, further illustrating the differing category structures between the two cities over this 61-day period.
During the 61-day period from 2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23, Ottawa and Toronto published comparable overall incident volumes of 6,532 and 6,779 respectively, but their category profiles diverge sharply. Theft-related incidents account for nearly two-thirds of Ottawa's total with 4,109 recorded events, whereas Toronto's data is led by assault at 3,589 incidents. Toronto also recorded higher counts in break and enter (824 versus 359) and robbery (348 versus 112), while Ottawa logged 674 mischief incidents compared to Toronto's 0.
Between 2026-05-24 and 2026-07-23, Ottawa recorded 6,532 total reported incidents while Toronto recorded 6,779 incidents. Both figures represent published open data mapping records covering the exact same 61-day timeframe across both municipal police services, allowing for a direct side-by-side comparison of total recorded volume.
Assault showed the largest difference where Toronto logged a higher count, with 3,589 incidents in Toronto compared to 1,276 in Ottawa, a difference of 2,313. Meanwhile, Ottawa recorded 4,109 theft-related incidents compared to Toronto's 1,802, representing a difference of 2,307 in favour of Ottawa.
Municipalities update their open data portals on independent schedules, meaning published date windows do not always line up. When date ranges match, as in this comparison covering 6,532 Ottawa incidents and 6,779 Toronto incidents from 2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23, direct comparison is possible. When ranges differ, figures reflect separate published-window snapshots.
Comparison pages collapse auto theft, theft from vehicle, and general theft into a single normalized category called theft-related incidents. Under this unified bucket for the 2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23 period, Ottawa registered 4,109 theft-related incidents while Toronto recorded 1,802 incidents in total.
Data presented on this page is compiled from municipal open-data portals published by local police services in Ontario.