In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Ottawa recorded 1,078 reported break and enter incidents, representing 5% of the city total of 21,711 incidents across 8 categories. Break and enter ranks 4th among all categories, remaining less frequent than theft, assault, and mischief. Centretown leads listed Ottawa neighbourhoods with 122 incidents in 2026 YTD. For full-year comparison, Ottawa recorded 2,242 break and enter incidents in 2025, down 11.9% from 2,546 incidents in 2024.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Ottawa.
This page provides a detailed overview of reported break and enter offences in Ottawa, Ontario, compiled directly from official municipal open-data records. For the 2026 year-to-date period through July, law enforcement recorded 1,078 break and enter incidents in the city. The figures presented here reflect formal incident records registered in the city's open database for this calendar period rather than a rolling map window.
Break and enter offences account for 5% of Ottawa's 21,711 total reported incidents across all eight tracked crime categories in 2026 through July. The complete open-data archive spans from October 14, 2001 through August 13, 2026, enabling readers to contextualise recent reported counts alongside multi-year annual totals and neighbourhood-level distributions throughout the municipality.
Among the eight tracked crime categories in Ottawa, break and enter ranks fourth in total volume for the 2026 year-to-date period through July. Its count of 1,078 incidents places it below higher-volume property and personal categories, including Theft with 13,564 incidents, Assault with 3,980 incidents, and Mischief with 2,127 incidents. Conversely, break and enter counts remain higher than those recorded for Auto theft, which stood at 593 incidents, and Robbery, which accounted for 300 incidents during the same timeframe. This positioning highlights break and enter as a moderate-volume offence category relative to overall city totals.
Break and enter occupies a mid-tier position in Ottawa's crime dataset, ranking fourth behind Theft, Assault, and Mischief. Annual totals demonstrate modest fluctuations over recent years, peaking at 2,700 incidents in 2022 before decreasing 11.9% from 2,546 incidents in 2024 to 2,242 incidents in 2025. For 2026, the 1,078 incidents recorded through July reflect ongoing year-to-date tracking. Neighbourhood figures show higher counts in central areas like Centretown with 122 incidents and Sandy Hill with 56 incidents.
In 2026, Ottawa recorded 1,078 break and enter incidents during the year-to-date period ending in July. This figure represents 5% of Ottawa's total 21,711 reported incidents across all eight categories. The dataset is updated as official open-data records are published by local law enforcement.
Break and enter ranks lower in volume than Theft, which recorded 13,564 incidents in 2026 through July. However, break and enter counts remain higher than Auto theft, which logged 593 incidents during the same period. Mischief also recorded a higher figure at 2,127 incidents.
In the most recent complete calendar year of 2025, Ottawa recorded 2,242 break and enter incidents. This represents an 11.9% decrease compared to 2024, when 2,546 incidents were logged. Across the multi-year archive, annual counts reached a peak of 2,700 incidents in 2022.
For the 2026 year-to-date period through July, Centretown logged the highest count with 122 break and enter incidents. Sandy Hill followed with 56 incidents, West Centretown recorded 51 incidents, Overbrook - McArthur registered 48 incidents, and Byward Market recorded 40 incidents.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data portals published by municipal police services in ON.