Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Ottawa, Ontario
Satisfaction with safety
Ottawa 89%, Ontario 89%, Canada 88%
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Ottawa (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
Ottawa 764, Ontario 899, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
Ottawa -18%, Ontario -16%, Canada, -17%
Population and demographics
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa was home to 1,074,524 people in 2018, and it had a population density of 295 residents per square kilometre. Three in ten (30%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with the distribution in Ontario (29%) and across Canada (28%).
About 2.6% of Ottawa residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.8%) but lower than Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented just under one in four (23%) residents, lower than Ontario (29%) but similar to Canada (22%). One in seven (14%) immigrants in Ottawa were recent immigrants (since 2011), in between Ontario (12%) and Canada (16%). One in four (25%) Ottawa residents identified as a visible minority, somewhat lower than in Ontario (29%) but slightly higher than the proportion in Canada overall (22%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, three in four (73.9%) Ottawa residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, one in five (19.7%) had completed high school (or equivalent) as their highest level of education, and less than one in ten (6.4%) had completed neither.
In 2018, the unemployment rate in Ottawa (4.6%) was lower than in Ontario (5.6%) and Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Ottawa earned a median after-tax annual income of $64,670 in 2017, notably higher than in Ontario ($53,850) and Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income was slightly lower in Ottawa (14%) than in Ontario (17%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.5 persons per household in Ottawa in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.6) and Canada (2.4). Most (67%) households in Ottawa owned their homes, similar to Ontario (70%) and Canada (68%). When a household spends 30% or more of its income on shelter costs, it is considered to live in unaffordable housing: this was the case for one in four (24%) Ottawa households, slightly lower than in Ontario (28%) but the same as Canada (24%). A small proportion (5.4%) of occupied private dwellings in Ottawa were in need of major repairs, just under Ontario (6.1%) and Canada (6.5%). About one-sixth (16%) of Ottawa families were lone-parent families, on par with Ontario (17%) and Canada (16%). In 2017, there were an estimated 7,530 homeless individuals and families living in Ottawa.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, two in five (40%) Ottawa residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, on par with Ontario residents (40%) and Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Half (50%) of Ottawa residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, similar to the proportion in Ontario (51%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Ottawa were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (35% versus 62%), similar to Ontario and Canada’s provinces.
- About one in six (17%) Ottawa residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, which was not significantly different from Ontario (21%) but was significantly lower than Canada’s provinces (22%).
- One in four (26%) Ottawa residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, on par with Ontario (25%) and Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 16% of Ottawa residents experienced discrimination, similar to Ontario (15%) and Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 16% of Ottawa residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, significantly lower than in Ontario (20%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- The large majority (77%) of Ottawa residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, similar to Ontario (76%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (95%) of Ottawa residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, significantly higher than the proportion in Ontario (91%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Ottawa residents aged 15 and older, there were 52,000E incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 63E per 1,000 population—which was not significantly different than the rate in Ontario (82) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 4.5% of Ottawa residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, on par with Ontario (4.6%) and Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- One in four (26%) Ottawa residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, which was not significantly different than Ontario (25%) but was significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Ottawa, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (38% versus 13%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, one in ten (11%) Ottawa residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, similar to Ontario (12%) and Canada’s provinces (11%).
- For reference, in 2016, the use of public transit as a main mode of commuting was higher in Ottawa (20%) than in Ontario (15%) and Canada overall (12%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, half (51%) of Ottawa residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, on par with Ontario (52%) and those in Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Ottawa police reported an overall crime rate of 3,898 incidents per 100,000 population, 5% lower than in Ontario (4,113) and 29% lower than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 18% in Ottawa, similar to the decline seen in Ontario (-16%) and Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Ottawa increased by 7% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to an increase in breaking and entering, sexual assault (level 1), fraud and theft of $5,000 or under (non-shoplifting). Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Ottawa declined by 20%, compared with a 15% decline in Ontario and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 2,566 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Ottawa in 2018, 2% lower than in Ontario (2,621) and 23% lower than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 112 property crimes per 1,000 Ottawa households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was not significantly different from Ontario (128) and Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 764 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Ottawa, 15% lower than Ontario (899) and 33% lower than Canada overall (1,143).
- In Ottawa, Ontario and Canada, 53% of victims of violent crime were female.
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Ottawa declined by 2%, far smaller than the decline seen in Ontario (-14%) and Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Ottawa declined by 7%, a smaller decline than in Ontario (-11%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women in Ottawa increased by 8% between 2009 and 2018 while violent crime against boys and men declined by 17%.
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was about twice as high in Ottawa (9.8 incidents per 100,000 population) than in Ontario (5.3) and Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Ottawa increased by 17%, a larger increase than in Ontario (+10%) but smaller than in Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 202 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Ottawa in 2018, 17% lower than Ontario (243) and 37% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (84%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Ottawa were female, somewhat higher than in Ontario (81%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 3.1% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Ottawa between 2009 and 2018, slightly lower than in Ontario (4.2%) and Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Ottawa had 17 homicides—a rate of 1.59 per 100,000 population—slightly lower than Ontario (1.86) and Canada (1.76).
- Of the 17 homicide victims in Ottawa, 3 were female (18%). This was a lower proportion than in Ontario (27%) and Canada (25%).
- The number of homicides in Ottawa increased from 11 victims in 2008 to 17 victims in 2018.
Charts and tables
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Data table for Chart 1
| Year | Violent Crime Severity Index | Non-violent Crime Severity Index | ||||
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| Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 101 | 85 | 98 | 119 | 107 | 127 |
| 1999 | 84 | 83 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 116 |
| 2000 | 80 | 85 | 98 | 85 | 91 | 110 |
| 2001 | 86 | 85 | 97 | 84 | 87 | 108 |
| 2002 | 82 | 82 | 96 | 88 | 85 | 107 |
| 2003 | 87 | 81 | 98 | 89 | 84 | 110 |
| 2004 | 78 | 79 | 96 | 81 | 78 | 107 |
| 2005 | 78 | 83 | 99 | 84 | 74 | 102 |
| 2006 | 81 | 87 | 100 | 81 | 75 | 100 |
| 2007 | 76 | 86 | 98 | 75 | 70 | 94 |
| 2008 | 73 | 82 | 95 | 67 | 67 | 89 |
| 2009 | 78 | 82 | 94 | 62 | 64 | 85 |
| 2010 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 57 | 61 | 81 |
| 2011 | 62 | 73 | 86 | 56 | 57 | 75 |
| 2012 | 58 | 70 | 82 | 58 | 55 | 73 |
| 2013 | 56 | 62 | 74 | 46 | 49 | 67 |
| 2014 | 50 | 58 | 71 | 43 | 47 | 65 |
| 2015 | 54 | 60 | 75 | 44 | 48 | 68 |
| 2016 | 63 | 65 | 77 | 46 | 49 | 70 |
| 2017 | 64 | 70 | 81 | 46 | 51 | 71 |
| 2018 | 68 | 73 | 82 | 50 | 55 | 72 |
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Note: Crime Severity Indexes are based on Criminal Code incidents, including traffic offences, as well as other federal statute violations. The base index was set at 100 for 2006 for Canada. Data on the Crime Severity Indexes are available as of 1998. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Year | Female victims | Male victims | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 666 | 937 | 1,206 | 787 | 940 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 615 | 917 | 1,209 | 673 | 913 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 548 | 872 | 1,124 | 639 | 859 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 538 | 824 | 1,079 | 628 | 809 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 623 | 771 | 1,004 | 624 | 726 | 947 |
| 2014 | 585 | 721 | 952 | 526 | 675 | 898 |
| 2015 | 574 | 729 | 970 | 526 | 687 | 914 |
| 2016 | 567 | 741 | 978 | 532 | 708 | 910 |
| 2017 | 668 | 790 | 1,019 | 617 | 739 | 926 |
| 2018 | 722 | 834 | 1,048 | 653 | 766 | 936 |
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Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes victims where the sex was reported as unknown. Victims refer to those aged 89 and younger. Victims aged 90 and older are excluded due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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| Year | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 2009 | 3,365 | 3,193 | 4,122 |
| 2010 | 3,026 | 2,968 | 3,838 |
| 2011 | 2,951 | 2,760 | 3,536 |
| 2012 | 2,945 | 2,648 | 3,438 |
| 2013 | 2,451 | 2,365 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 2,365 | 2,281 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 2,281 | 2,290 | 3,231 |
| 2016 | 2,367 | 2,315 | 3,239 |
| 2017 | 2,305 | 2,428 | 3,266 |
| 2018 | 2,566 | 2,621 | 3,339 |
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Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. For a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Percent difference between Ottawa and Ontario | Percent difference between Ottawa and Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 3,898 | 4,113 | 5,488 | -5 | -29 |
| Total violent crime | 764 | 899 | 1,143 | -15 | -33 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 3 | 5 | 4 | -29 | -21 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 87 | 91 | 101 | -4 | -14 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 390 | 500 | 649 | -22 | -40 |
| Other violent offences | 283 | 303 | 389 | -7 | -27 |
| Total property crime | 2,566 | 2,621 | 3,339 | -2 | -23 |
| Breaking and entering | 271 | 319 | 431 | -15 | -37 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 1,496 | 1,506 | 1,720 | -0.7 | -13 |
| Fraud | 442 | 381 | 402 | 16 | 10 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 341 | 372 | 699 | -8 | -51 |
| Other property crime offences | 17 | 43 | 86 | -61 | -81 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 568 | 593 | 1,006 | -4 | -44 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 98 | 199 | 339 | -51 | -71 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 70 | 92 | 178 | -24 | -61 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -33 | -65 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -33 | -45 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -100 | -100 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 23 | 99 | 148 | -77 | -84 |
| Total drug offences | 83 | 146 | 225 | -43 | -63 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 30 | 29 | 70 | 4 | -57 |
| Total all offences | 4,109 | 4,487 | 6,123 | -8 | -33 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 722 | 653 | 834 | 766 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 149 | 21 | 152 | 22 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 135 | 19 | 130 | 17 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 134 | 19 | 128 | 17 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 368 | 412 | 467 | 510 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 356 | 365 | 456 | 463 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 67 | 105 | 83 | 126 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 284 | 253 | 369 | 327 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 6 | 36 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 204 | 214 | 213 | 227 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 24 | 82 | 27 | 83 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 9 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 1 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. |
| Extortion | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 27 | 4 | 52 | 16 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 70 | 91 | 85 | 102 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 49 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other violent offences | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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| Type of offence | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 35,748 | 3,345 | 513,941 | 3,588 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 27,421 | 2,566 | 375,402 | 2,621 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 2,891 | 271 | 45,736 | 319 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 105 | 10 | 4,854 | 34 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 988 | 92 | 23,952 | 167 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 481 | 45 | 5,887 | 41 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 14,516 | 1,358 | 185,837 | 1,297 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 4,134 | 387 | 49,193 | 343 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 17 | 2 | 426 | 3 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 574 | 54 | 4,907 | 34 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 3,641 | 341 | 53,236 | 372 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 74 | 7 | 1,374 | 10 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 6,070 | 568 | 84,959 | 593 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 259 | 24 | 4,415 | 31 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 104 | 10 | 1,669 | 12 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 39 | 4 | 58 | 0.4 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 109 | 10 | 5,075 | 35 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 5,048 | 472 | 66,876 | 467 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 511 | 48 | 6,837 | 48 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 1,043 | 98 | 28,446 | 199 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 747 | 70 | 13,216 | 92 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 45 | 4 | 894 | 6 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 4 | 0.4 | 80 | 0.6 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 247 | 23 | 14,201 | 99 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 889 | 83 | 20,937 | 146 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 325 | 30 | 4,197 | 29 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 94 | 0.7 | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 16 | 1 | 1,076 | 8 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 307 | 29 | 3,027 | 21 | 21,149 | 57 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Year | Violent crime | Property crime | Total crime | ||||||
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| number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | |
| 2008 | 7,139 | 779 | -11 | 32,005 | 3,490 | -12 | 43,460 | 4,739 | -11 |
| 2009 | 7,119 | 766 | -2 | 31,254 | 3,365 | -4 | 42,115 | 4,534 | -4 |
| 2010 | 6,624 | 706 | -8 | 28,377 | 3,026 | -10 | 40,005 | 4,266 | -6 |
| 2011 | 6,234 | 655 | -7 | 28,074 | 2,951 | -2 | 39,117 | 4,112 | -4 |
| 2012 | 6,197 | 644 | -2 | 28,330 | 2,945 | -0.2 | 39,561 | 4,113 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. |
| 2013 | 6,612 | 681 | 6 | 23,811 | 2,451 | -17 | 34,631 | 3,565 | -13 |
| 2014 | 6,169 | 629 | -8 | 23,199 | 2,365 | -4 | 33,643 | 3,430 | -4 |
| 2015 | 6,148 | 621 | -1 | 22,573 | 2,281 | -4 | 33,126 | 3,347 | -2 |
| 2016 | 6,310 | 616 | -0.8 | 24,229 | 2,367 | 4 | 35,673 | 3,485 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7,495 | 718 | 16 | 24,072 | 2,305 | -3 | 37,131 | 3,556 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8,162 | 764 | 6 | 27,421 | 2,566 | 11 | 41,653 | 3,898 | 10 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | 14 | -2 | Note ...: not applicable | -14 | -26 | Note ...: not applicable | -4 | -18 | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2 and for a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Total crime includes violent, property and other types of crimes. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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