In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Byward Market recorded 721 incidents, representing 3.3% of Ottawa's 21,711 city-wide total. Theft was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 336 incidents, followed by assault with 216 incidents and mischief with 81 incidents. Violent incidents numbered 256 in the neighbourhood during this period. For comparison, nearby Sandy Hill recorded 2,056 incidents and Centretown recorded 1,997 incidents.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Ottawa.
In 2026 YTD (through Jul), Byward Market recorded 721 incidents, placing its count below nearby areas such as Sandy Hill (2,056), Centretown (1,997), and Overbrook - McArthur (1,040). Within Byward Market, reported incidents are heavily concentrated in Theft with 336 occurrences and Assault with 216 occurrences, which together with 81 Mischief incidents form the core category breakdown. Violent incidents stand at 256, within a neighbourhood share representing 3.3% of Ottawa's 21,711 overall city incidents.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Byward Market recorded 721 reported incidents in official municipal open-data records. This total represents 3.3% of the 21,711 total incidents documented across the city of Ottawa during the same year-to-date period, while violent incidents in the neighbourhood totalled 256.
Theft is the leading category in Byward Market for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 336 recorded incidents. Assault is the second most common category at 216 incidents, followed by Mischief with 81 incidents, Break and enter with 40 incidents, Robbery with 26 incidents, and Auto theft with 21 incidents.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Byward Market logged 721 reported incidents. In comparison, adjacent Ottawa neighbourhoods recorded higher totals in the open-data archive, with Sandy Hill reporting 2,056 incidents, Centretown reporting 1,997 incidents, and Overbrook - McArthur reporting 1,040 incidents over the identical tracking period.
The available open-data archive for Byward Market covers records from October 14, 2001 to August 13, 2026, encompassing years from 2001 to 2026. Across this full multi-year archive, Byward Market accumulated 14,072 reported incidents, including 721 incidents logged during the 2026 year-to-date period through July.
Data is sourced from the official city open-data portal for Ottawa, ON.