During the same selected year period of 2026 through July, Gatineau recorded 2,472 total open-data incidents, while Ottawa recorded 21,711 incidents. The category with the largest raw-count difference between the two cities was theft-related incidents, with Ottawa reporting 14,155 compared to 285 in Gatineau. Assault represented Gatineau's top category with 1,234 incidents, while Ottawa logged 3,993 assault incidents over the same timeframe.
During the same selected year (2026, YTD through Jul), open-data portals published a total of 2,472 reported incidents in Gatineau, Quebec, compared to 21,711 reported incidents in Ottawa, Ontario. Both municipal police datasets cover the exact matching date range from 2026-01-01 to 2026-07-31, allowing for a side-by-side analysis of normalized category totals over seven months.
Category breakdowns reveal distinct distributions across the two cities. Gatineau recorded 1,234 assault incidents, 500 mischief incidents, 388 break and enter incidents, and 285 theft-related incidents. For Ottawa, theft-related incidents totalled 14,155, accompanied by 3,993 assault incidents, 2,126 mischief incidents, and 1,076 break and enter incidents. Ottawa also logged 298 robbery incidents, 53 under other offences, and 10 homicides, whereas Gatineau logged 65 robbery incidents and 0 in both other offences and homicide.
Comparing open-data records from 2026-01-01 to 2026-07-31 highlights substantial raw count differences between Gatineau and Ottawa across primary categories. The single largest difference occurs in theft-related incidents, where Ottawa recorded 14,155 compared to 285 in Gatineau. The second largest divergence appears in assault counts, with Ottawa recording 3,993 incidents against Gatineau's 1,234 incidents. Mischief represents the third largest category difference, with Ottawa logging 2,126 incidents compared to 500 in Gatineau. Furthermore, Ottawa recorded 1,076 break and enter incidents compared to 388 in Gatineau. Overall, Gatineau recorded 2,472 total incidents across all normalized categories for the period, whereas Ottawa registered 21,711 total incidents during the same seven months.
Comparing 2026 year-to-date open-data counts highlights distinct category distributions between the two neighbouring cities. In Gatineau, assault accounts for the largest individual share of reported incidents at 1,234 records, exceeding its 285 theft-related incidents. Conversely, Ottawa's dataset is dominated by theft-related incidents at 14,155 records, which far outpaces its 3,993 assault incidents. In addition, Ottawa recorded 10 homicides and 53 other offences between January and July 2026, whereas Gatineau recorded 0 in both categories over the exact same timeframe.
Between 2026-01-01 and 2026-07-31, Ottawa logged 21,711 total open-data incidents, compared to 2,472 total incidents in Gatineau. This total reflects all seven normalized crime categories published by both municipal police departments during the matching seven-month period. Ottawa's highest individual count was theft-related incidents at 14,155, whereas Gatineau's highest category was assault at 1,234 incidents.
During the 2026 year-to-date period (Jan–Jul), Ottawa logged 14,155 theft-related incidents, while Gatineau logged 285 theft-related incidents. The compare model normalizes vehicle-specific theft and general theft categories into a unified theft-related count to ensure both cities are evaluated on the same category definition.
Municipalities publish open-data feeds according to their own update schedules and historical archiving policies. For example, Ottawa's published window in this dataset extends back to 2001-10-14 (totaling 21,711 incidents in 2026 YTD), whereas Gatineau's published window covers from 2022-01-01 onward (totaling 2,472 incidents in 2026 YTD). Comparisons rely on matching selected periods like 2026 YTD to ensure aligned date boundaries.
From January 1 to July 31, 2026, Gatineau recorded 1,234 assault incidents, making assault its top reported category. Over the same seven-month period, Ottawa recorded 3,993 assault incidents. The difference in raw counts between the two cities for assault stands at 2,759 incidents.
Data is sourced directly from official municipal open-data portals in Quebec and Ontario.