In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Lowertown recorded 736 total incidents, representing 3.4% of Ottawa's 21,711 city-wide incidents. Theft was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 558 recorded incidents, followed by assault with 69 incidents, mischief with 59, and break and enter with 32. Additionally, 82 violent incidents were recorded in Lowertown during this period, while neighbouring Sandy Hill recorded 2,056 incidents and Centretown recorded 1,997.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Ottawa.
Lowertown's 2026 YTD total of 736 incidents is notably lower than neighboring Centretown (1,997) and Sandy Hill (2,056), despite sharing contiguous central boundaries in Ottawa. Property offenses heavily dominate Lowertown's category profile, led by 558 Theft incidents and 59 Mischief incidents. By comparison, violent offenses remain lower in volume, with 69 Assaults and 82 total violent incidents recorded. Auto theft (7) and Robbery (9) represent relatively small fractions of Lowertown's 3.4% share of Ottawa's 21,711 city-wide incidents.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Lowertown recorded 736 total incidents according to Ottawa open-data records. This represents 3.4% of Ottawa's 21,711 total incidents across all city neighbourhoods during the same period. Since 2001, Lowertown has accumulated 12,758 total archived incidents.
Theft is the most common incident category reported in Lowertown during 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 558 recorded incidents. Other frequent categories include Assault with 69 incidents, Mischief with 59 incidents, and Break and enter with 32 incidents. Robbery and Auto theft recorded 9 and 7 incidents respectively.
During the 2026 year-to-date period through July, Lowertown logged 82 violent incidents. Within specific categories, police recorded 69 Assault incidents and 9 Robbery incidents in the neighbourhood. These violent incidents account for a portion of Lowertown's overall 736 incident total for the year.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Lowertown recorded 736 incidents, which is lower than neighboring Sandy Hill with 2,056 incidents and Centretown with 1,997 incidents. Another nearby area, Overbrook - McArthur, recorded 1,040 incidents over the same timeframe. Lowertown represents 3.4% of Ottawa's 21,711 total city incidents.
Data compiled from police-reported incident records published by official municipal open-data portals in ON.