Centretown, Ottawa

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. 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.

About this data

Centretown recorded 1,997 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul), accounting for 9.2% of Ottawa's 21,711 city-wide incidents during the same period. Among these Centretown incidents, 376 were classified as violent incidents. Nearby neighbourhoods in the city include Sandy Hill with 2,056 incidents, Overbrook - McArthur with 1,040 incidents, and Lowertown with 736 incidents.

The complete historical archive for Centretown covers records from October 14, 2001 through August 13, 2026, containing 28,942 total incidents over the 2001 to 2026 timeframe. Tracking these figures helps contextualize how local open-data incident counts in Centretown compare to overall police-reported records logged across Ottawa during both current and past reporting periods.

Recent trend

The published open-data dataset for Centretown covers the timeline starting on October 14, 2001 and ending on August 13, 2026, with the primary target analysis period focused on 2026 through Jul. Across this historical window from 2001 to 2026, a total of 28,942 incidents were logged for the neighbourhood. When evaluating multi-year dataset records, readers should note that municipal neighbourhood boundary definitions may vary year to year, which can influence how incident totals are categorized and mapped across different annual release cycles.

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