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Ottawa

Major city · Ontario · Population 1,017,449

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Safety and health

Crime and access to healthcare in Ottawa, with comparisons and sources.

Safety

64 · Good
Crime Severity Index (total)Lower is safer. 100 = Canada's level in 2006.52.2

ON: 57.2 · Canada: 75 · Statistics Canada, 2025

Violent Crime Severity IndexLower is safer. 100 = Canada's level in 2006.62.6

ON: 74.9 · Canada: 97.2 · Statistics Canada, 2025

Police-reported incidentsOffences reported to city police in a year. Each police service publishes different offence types (Montréal leaves out assaults), so this is shown for information and is not part of the score.49.2 per 1,000 residents

Ottawa Police via Open Ottawa, 2025

Healthcare

80 · Excellent
Clinics and pharmacies within 1 kmClinics, health centres and pharmacies within 1 km of home, on average.7.3

ON: 6.6 · Canada: 4.4 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Distance to the nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from where residents live, averaged over everyone in the place.5.9 km

ON: 5.9 km · Canada: 7 km · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Residents with a regular healthcare providerResidents 12 and over who say they have a family doctor or other regular healthcare provider. Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey, by health region (two-year estimate).86.8%

ON: 90% · Canada: 85.7% · Health region · Statistics Canada, 2021/2022

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index (police services, provinces and Canada). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.

Adapted from Ottawa Police via Open Ottawa, Ottawa crime data. This does not constitute an endorsement by Ottawa Police via Open Ottawa. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ottawa Police Service.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities, Open Database of Educational Facilities and Open Database of Recreational and Sport Facilities. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Places also from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Health characteristics — regular healthcare provider (CCHS). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.