Byward Market, Ottawa

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. 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.

About this data

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the neighbourhood of Byward Market in Ottawa, Ontario, logged 721 reported incidents. This total accounts for 3.3% of the city-wide total of 21,711 incidents recorded across all Ottawa administrative areas over the identical timeframe.

The underlying dataset for Byward Market covers a comprehensive timeframe ranging from October 14, 2001 to August 13, 2026. Across this archive window spanning 2001 through 2026, the neighbourhood recorded 14,072 incidents in total. Within the 2026 year-to-date figures, 256 violent incidents were catalogued. These numbers reflect documented records from public open-data entries, offering documented totals for municipal tracking and local reporting context.

Recent trend

The reporting window for Byward Market extends from October 14, 2001 to August 13, 2026, capturing data from 2001 through 2026. The 2026 figures represent a year-to-date snapshot through July, comprising 721 incidents out of Ottawa's 21,711 total. When evaluating multi-year historical counts such as the 14,072 archive total, readers should note that neighbourhood boundary definitions and open-data mapping classifications set by municipal sources may vary from year to year. Consequently, boundary lines used in earlier recording years might not align perfectly with modern administrative boundaries.

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