Murders in 2026 So Far:8
(2025 Total: 19)
Male Victims: 6
Female Victims: 2
Unknown Victims: 1

Five-year average number of homicides (2021 to 2025): 17.6
Five-year average homicide rate per 100,000 (2021 to 2025): 1.73

Ottawa Population: 1,017,449 (2021 Census)

Ottawa 2025 Homicide Victim List

January
1 – Shawn Challis-Eatough, Male, 28, Stabbing

February
2 – Andrew Dawson-Swan, Male, 37, Stabbing
3 – Majed Al-Ar, Male, 19, Shooting
4 – Gilles Comtois, Male, 58, Stabbing

April
5 – Farnaz Farahani, Female, 60, Stabbing

June
6 – Olga Konokhova (Missing Since January)
7 – John Doe, Male, 12
8 – John Doe, Male, 7

August
9 – Kesi Fevrier, Female, 27