Downtown Oshawa, Oshawa

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. During 2026 through July, Downtown Oshawa recorded 363 reported incidents, accounting for 21.7% of Oshawa's city-wide total of 1,674 incidents. Assault was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 205 recorded incidents, followed by theft from vehicle with 53 incidents and break and enter with 44. Additionally, violent incidents totalled 236 in Downtown Oshawa. Nearby areas during the same timeframe included Lakeview with 241 incidents and Oshawa Northwest with 190.

About this data

Downtown Oshawa recorded 363 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul), representing 21.7% of the 1,674 total incidents recorded city-wide across Oshawa. This figure reflects the year-to-date tracking for the neighbourhood within the broader municipal dataset for Ontario. The full historical archive for Downtown Oshawa spans from June 11, 2009 to August 14, 2026, containing 766 incidents over the entire recorded timeline.

Within the 2026 year-to-date window, Downtown Oshawa documented 236 violent incidents out of its 363 total count. Tracking historical figures alongside current totals allows for a clearer view of how incidents are categorized across municipal divisions over time. The dataset provides structured records published via open-data reporting for Oshawa, ON.

Recent trend

The open-data portal coverage for Downtown Oshawa spans from June 11, 2009 through August 14, 2026, covering years 2009 to 2026. The selected period tracks records for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), during which 363 incidents were documented. Over the complete archive, 766 incidents were logged in this neighbourhood. When reviewing historical records across multiple years, note that boundary definitions for neighbourhoods may vary year to year based on upstream classification updates. Consequently, multi-year totals reflect open-data reporting parameters across the 2009 to 2026 archive period.

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