Ottawa Warnings Or Dangers Tips by Canadian_girl

Safety in Numbers Safety in Ottawa Review

Generally speaking, Ottawa is a fairly safe city; just use your common sense. In particular, be careful about walking alone in the less lively sections of the Byward Market / King Edward St. Area after dark. The market has been cleaned up a lot in recent years, but there are still a number of.. er.. 'ladies of the evening' (you know, the kind of ladies with thigh-high vinyl platform boots?) and their pals hanging around the quieter streets in the northern end of the market. And there are several halfway houses for the mentally disturbed along King Edward, so there are likely to be some interesting creatures hanging around there. Just stay in a group and don't do anything stupid, and you'll be fine.