In 2026 year-to-date through July, Ottawa reported 9 homicide incidents out of 21,711 total city incidents, representing 0% of reported offences. In full-year totals, Ottawa recorded 19 homicides in 2025 and 41 in 2024. Per-incident counts for homicide are typically small and volatile year-to-year. Carlington and Sandy Hill recorded 2 incidents each in 2026 year-to-date, while Byward Market, Findlay Creek, and Greely logged 1 each.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Ottawa.
This page provides factual open-data analysis for homicide incidents across Ottawa, Ontario. For the 2026 year-to-date period through Jul, Ottawa registered 9 homicide incidents. Across all published categories in the city during this same timeframe, Ottawa recorded 21,711 total incidents. Homicide represents 0% of the city total for 2026 year-to-date open-data figures. Tracking municipal records by category provides historical visibility into published police datasets across Ottawa neighbourhoods.
For homicide, per-incident counts are typically small and volatile year-to-year across urban datasets. Historical open-data records in Ottawa span from October 14, 2001 to August 13, 2026. Full annual counts in recent years include 41 incidents in 2024, 19 incidents in 2025, and 30 incidents in 2023. Examining multi-year annual series alongside 2026 year-to-date totals helps contextualise short-term occurrences within broader historical record archives.
In Ottawa's 2026 year-to-date open data, homicide ranks 8 out of 8 total categories, making it the least reported category in the municipal dataset. By comparison, high-volume categories account for the vast majority of recorded city incidents. Theft leads all categories with 13,564 incidents, followed by Assault with 3,980 incidents, Mischief with 2,127 incidents, Break and enter with 1,078 incidents, and Auto theft with 593 incidents. With 9 reported incidents in 2026 year-to-date (through Jul), homicide remains far less frequent than property offences and non-fatal physical offences listed in Ottawa's public dataset.
Homicide remains Ottawa's lowest-volume open-data category, ranking 8 out of 8 categories and representing 0% of the 21,711 total city incidents recorded in 2026 year-to-date (through Jul). Historical data shows notable annual variation: Ottawa logged 41 homicides in 2024, which dropped 53.7% to 19 homicides in 2025. In earlier years, counts ranged from 18 in 2020 to 32 in 2021 and 30 in 2023. With 9 incidents logged through Jul 2026, homicide figures remain relatively low compared to property and minor offences.
In 2026 year-to-date (through Jul), Ottawa recorded 9 homicide incidents out of 21,711 total city-wide incidents across all categories. Homicide accounts for 0% of all published city incidents during this period. Homicide ranks 8 out of 8 categories in Ottawa, making it the least reported category in the official open dataset.
In 2025, Ottawa recorded 19 homicide incidents, compared to 41 incidents in 2024. This represents a 53.7% decrease year-over-year between full calendar years. Per-incident counts for homicide are typically small and volatile year-to-year, so annual changes reflect fluctuations within relatively low overall numbers.
For 2026 year-to-date, the largest listed counts appear in Carlington and Sandy Hill with 2 homicides each. Byward Market, Findlay Creek, and Greely logged 1 homicide incident each. Together, these neighbourhoods account for the 9 homicide incidents published in Ottawa's 2026 year-to-date dataset.
Ottawa's multi-year open dataset records 30 homicides in 2018, 26 in 2019, 18 in 2020, 32 in 2021, 27 in 2022, 30 in 2023, 41 in 2024, and 19 in 2025. Across the entire archive spanning from October 14, 2001 to August 13, 2026, per-incident counts remain small relative to other crime categories.
Data source: Ottawa Police Service open data portal for Ottawa, ON.