In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Centretown recorded 1,997 incidents, accounting for 9.2% of Ottawa's city total of 21,711. Theft was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 1,280 incidents, followed by Assault with 332 and Mischief with 204. Violent incidents totalled 376. For context, nearby Sandy Hill registered 2,056 incidents during the same period, while Overbrook - McArthur recorded 1,040 and Lowertown logged 736.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Ottawa.
Centretown's 1,997 incidents place it slightly below neighbouring Sandy Hill's 2,056 incidents, while exceeding nearby Lowertown (736) and Overbrook - McArthur (1,040). Centretown accounts for 9.2% of Ottawa's 21,711 city-wide incidents. Theft dominates the local category mix with 1,280 incidents, while violent incidents stand at 376. Auto theft (31) and Robbery (24) represent smaller portions of Centretown's local total during this 2026 year-to-date window through Jul.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Centretown recorded 1,997 incidents. This represents 9.2% of the 21,711 total incidents reported across Ottawa during the same period. Among the reported incidents in Centretown, 376 were classified as violent incidents, while Theft was the single largest category with 1,280 incidents.
Theft is the leading category in Centretown, with 1,280 incidents recorded in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Other prominent categories in the neighbourhood include Assault with 332 incidents, Mischief with 204 incidents, Break and enter with 122 incidents, Auto theft with 31 incidents, and Robbery with 24 incidents out of 1,997 total neighbourhood incidents.
During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Centretown logged 1,997 incidents. In comparison, nearby Sandy Hill recorded 2,056 incidents, Overbrook - McArthur recorded 1,040 incidents, and Lowertown recorded 736 incidents. Overall, Centretown accounts for 9.2% of Ottawa's 21,711 city-wide incidents during this reporting period.
The historical dataset for Centretown covers records from October 14, 2001 to August 13, 2026. Across this entire 2001 to 2026 timeframe, the open-data archive contains a total of 28,942 logged incidents for Centretown. For the 2026 year-to-date period through Jul, the neighbourhood count is 1,997.
Data sourced from official municipal open-data portal releases for Ottawa, ON.