Safety, air quality and noise in Ottawa
Area scores as of 2026-08-01. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Ottawa scores 9.5 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 118.8 offences per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses a median of 118.8 offences per 10,000 residents across the 1,240 of 1,784 DAs in this city with published figures for the surrounding police service jurisdiction, from Statistics Canada Uniform Crime Reporting and municipal police services, 2024.
Median across the 1,784 member areas; middle half 8.8 to 9.7.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Ottawa scores 8.6 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 6.1 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses a median of 6.1 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 1,237 of 1,784 DAs in this city with published figures, an annual mean modelled at 1,237 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.
Median across the 1,784 member areas; middle half 8.3 to 8.6.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Ottawa scores 3.8 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 64.7 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses a median of 64.7 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 1,237 of 1,784 DAs in this city with published figures, a day-evening-night level taken at 1,237 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
Median across the 1,784 member areas; middle half 2.6 to 4.6.
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