Crime Levels in Ottawa Neighbourhoods

Crime Levels in Ottawa's Neighbourhoods

Overall, Ottawa is considered a safe city. However, some neighbourhoods are safer than others. The following information is taken from the Ottawa police's website's statistics on crime for the city.

The Ottawa police have assigned each ward of Ottawa a number that is based on the amount of crime per 100,000 people. We've listed all of Ottawa's neighbourhoods, by ward, in order from least crime to most crime:

Related:

Understanding Ottawa's Neighbourhoods

Listed from least crime to the most crime

1) West Carleton - March

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 1274

Neighbourhoods in Dunrobin ward:

Arnprior
Kinburn
Fitzroy Harbour
Dunrobin
Constance Bay
Carp
Galetta

House Prices in Rural Ottawa West

2) Barrhaven

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 1365

Neighbourhoods in Barrhaven:

Longfields
Knollsbrook
Davidson Heights
Pheasant Run
Cedargrove
Crestway
Heritage Park
Barrhaven on the Green
Heart's Desire
Stonebridge
Half Moon Bay
Strandherd

House Prices in Barrhaven

3) Rural Ottawa South

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 1470

Neighbourhoods in Rural Ottawa South:

Greely
Manotick
Osgoode
Kars
Metcalfe
North Gower
Richmond

House Prices in Rural Ottawa South

4) Orleans

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 1623

Neighbourhoods in Orleans:

Convent Glen
Chatelaine Village
Hiawatha Park
Orleans Wood
Chapel Hill
Queenswood Heights
Convent Glen South
Chateauneuf
Sunridge
Mer Bleue
Fallingbrook
Ridgemont
Pineridge
Gardenway
Avalon
Nottingate
Sringridge

House Prices in Orleans

6) Rural Ottawa East

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 1656

Neighbourhoods in Rural Ottawa East:

Cumberland
Rockland
Navan
Vars
Limoges
Embrun
Russell

House prices in Rural Ottawa East

7) Stittsville

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 1664

House prices in Stittsville

8) Innes Ward

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 2036

Neighbourhoods in Innes Ward:

Blackburn Hamlet

House prices in Blackburn Hamlet

9) Knoxdale / Merivale Ward

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 2757

Neighbourhoods in Knoxdale Merivale Ward:

House prices in Nepean

10) College Ward

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 2806

Neighbourhoods in College Ward:

House prices in Nepean

11) River Ward

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 3013

Neighbourhoods in River Ward:

House prices in Ottawa West

12) Bay Ward

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 3157

Neighbourhoods in Bay Ward:

House prices in Ottawa West

13) Gloucester - Southgate

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 3259

Neighbourhoods in Gloucester - Southgate:

Uplands

House prices in Ottawa South

15) Beacon Hill - Cyrville

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 3670

Neighbourhoods in Beacon Hill - Cyrville:

House prices in Ottawa East

16) Alta Vista

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 4000

House prices in Alta Vista

17) Capital - Ottawa Central

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 4003

Neighbourhoods in the Capital Ward:

House prices in Ottawa Central

18) Rideau - Rockcliffe

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 4241

Neighbourhoods in the Rideau-Rockliffe Ward:

House prices in the Rockliffe area

19) Rideau - Vanier

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 9790

Neighbourhoods in the Rideau-Vanier Ward:

House prices in the Rideau-Vanier area

20) Somerset (Downtown)

Crime Rate per 100,000 population - 11240

Neighbourhoods in the Somerset (Downtown):

House prices in the Downtown / Somerset area
   

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