Byward Market, Ottawa
Ottawa · neighbourhood · updated 2026-10-13
| 2026 YTD | 1,041 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2025 full year | 1,680 incidents |
| Full archive | 14,351 incidents · 2005–2026 |
About this neighbourhood
2025 snapshot (full-year). Byward Market recorded 1,680 mapped incidents in 2025 (4.3% of Ottawa incidents in the same source period). These are raw police open-data counts, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Byward Market had 1,759 mapped incidents in 2024 and 1,680 in 2025, a 4.5% decrease. Comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and neighbourhood boundaries.
2025 category breakdown
| Theft | 693 |
| Assault | 412 |
| Other | 298 |
| Fraud | 109 |
| Mischief | 100 |
| Break & enter | 50 |
Across 2005–2026, this neighbourhood has 14,351 mapped incidents in the current archive. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
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