Boroughs, linked towns, neighbourhoods and police sectors
Island of Montréal
Over the 12 months to September 2026, 24,136 crimes were reported on the island of Montréal, 5% fewer than the year before.
That is 12.0 per 1,000 residents.
12 months to September 2026 · SPVM data published up to 11 October 2026
The 34 boroughs and towns, ranked per resident
Ranked by reports per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to September 2026, all six categories together; rank 1 is the highest rate. Areas with fewer than 2,000 residents are not ranked. How the ranking works
Areas with many visitors and workers but few residents, such as downtown, read high per resident.
| Rank | Borough or town | Reports, last 12 months | Change from the year before | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville-Marie Borough | 3,766 | −6% | 35.9 |
| 2 | Montréal-Est Linked town | 92 | −12% | 20.9 |
| 3 | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough | 1,974 | −2% | 18.7 |
| 4 | Dorval Linked town | 350 | −12% | 18.1 |
| 5 | Le Sud-Ouest Borough | 1,270 | −8% | 15.0 |
| 6 | Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Borough | 1,898 | −15% | 13.5 |
| 7 | Pointe-Claire Linked town | 445 | −16% | 13.3 |
| 8 | Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie Borough | 1,731 | −1% | 12.2 |
| 9 | Westmount Linked town | 241 | +16% | 12.2 |
| 10 | Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension Borough | 1,706 | −1% | 11.8 |
| 11 | Saint-Laurent Borough | 1,118 | +1% | 10.9 |
| 12 | Ahuntsic-Cartierville Borough | 1,437 | −6% | 10.6 |
| 13 | Anjou Borough | 453 | −9% | 10.6 |
| 14 | Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Borough | 1,771 | +10% | 10.4 |
| 15 | Lachine Borough | 477 | −6% | 10.3 |
| 16 | Montréal-Nord Borough | 845 | −28% | 9.6 |
| 17 | Verdun Borough | 605 | −4% | 8.6 |
| 18 | Saint-Léonard Borough | 679 | −18% | 8.5 |
| 19 | Pierrefonds-Roxboro Borough | 567 | +39% | 8.1 |
| 20 | LaSalle Borough | 637 | −10% | 7.7 |
| 21 | Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles Borough | 815 | −16% | 7.5 |
| 22 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux Linked town | 356 | +13% | 7.4 |
| 23 | Baie-D’Urfé Linked town | 27 | +42% | 7.2 |
| 24 | L’Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève Borough | 133 | +62% | 7.0 |
| 25 | Outremont Borough | 168 | +2% | 6.8 |
| 26 | Kirkland Linked town | 130 | −2% | 6.6 |
| 27 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Linked town | 31 | −31% | 6.2 |
| 28 | Mont-Royal Linked town | 122 | −8% | 5.8 |
| 29 | Montréal-Ouest Linked town | 28 | +12% | 5.5 |
| 30 | Hampstead Linked town | 36 | +24% | 5.1 |
| 31 | Beaconsfield Linked town | 89 | +1% | 4.7 |
| 32 | Côte-Saint-Luc Linked town | 134 | −11% | 3.9 |
| — | L’Île-Dorval Linked town | 0 | — | — |
| — | Senneville Linked town | 5 | −44% | — |
The last 12 months by category
| Category | Reports | Change from the year before | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break-ins | 5,925 | −4% | 3.0 |
| Vehicle theft | 5,106 | −17% | 2.5 |
| Theft from vehicles | 6,602 | +6% | 3.3 |
| Mischief | 4,881 | −9% | 2.4 |
| Robbery | 1,603 | +1% | 0.80 |
| Offences causing death | 19 | −24% | 0.0090 |
| All six categories | 24,136 | −5% | 12.0 |
Where reports cluster
Every year since 2015
| Year | Reports |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 28,932 |
| 2016 | 27,817 |
| 2017 | 26,901 |
| 2018 | 23,126 |
| 2019 | 22,161 |
| 2020 | 21,161 |
| 2021 | 22,128 |
| 2022 | 27,128 |
| 2023 | 29,027 |
| 2024 | 27,084 |
| 2025 | 24,814 |
| 2026 (partial) | 18,629 |
Fire and medical calls
Interventions by Montréal’s fire service (SIM) per calendar year since 2025, at the locations it publishes. Data published up to September 2026.
| Year | Fire | Medical |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,178 | 82,817 |
| 2026 (partial) | 3,170 | 48,810 |
Requests to 311: needle pickups and homelessness
Requests to the City’s 311 per calendar year since 2024, as the City publishes them. A request is not a confirmed incident. Data published up to September 2026.
| Year | Needle pickups | Homelessness and social cohabitation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (partial) | — | 154 |
| 2025 (partial) | 392 | 1,245 |
| 2026 (partial) | 401 | 1,400 |
In the press
Shootings, stabbings, beatings and killings reported in the Montréal press on the island of Montréal, per calendar year since 2015. The press archive runs to September 2026.
These counts come from press coverage, not from SPVM records.
| Year | Events in the press |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 141 |
| 2016 | 131 |
| 2017 | 102 |
| 2018 | 148 |
| 2019 | 146 |
| 2020 | 166 |
| 2021 | 213 |
| 2022 | 209 |
| 2023 | 190 |
| 2024 | 172 |
| 2025 | 150 |
| 2026 (partial) | 114 |
Recent coverage
- Man, 49, stabbed in Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Tentative de meurtre | Un homme de 24 ans poignardé au centre-ville de Montréal
- 23-year-old man stabbed in Rosemont Park
- Rivière-des-Prairies | Un homme et une femme victimes d’une double tentative de meurtre
- Femme trouvée sans vie | Le SPVM enquête sur une « mort suspecte » au centre-ville de Montréal
The 28 police sectors
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- every year since 2015 within 500 m, category by category;
- per-resident comparisons with the whole island;
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- the monthly totals the SPVM publishes for the police sector, and Statistics Canada’s context;
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Sources
- Crime reports: Ville de Montréal / SPVM, “Actes criminels” (CC BY 4.0). The SPVM moves each report to a nearby intersection.
- Sector totals and outlines: Ville de Montréal / SPVM, “Bilan mensuel sur la criminalité” and “Limite des secteurs de poste de quartier de police” (CC BY 4.0).
- Fire and medical calls: Ville de Montréal / Sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM), “Interventions des pompiers” (CC BY 4.0), at the locations published.
- Requests to 311: Ville de Montréal, “Requêtes 311” (CC BY 4.0), as published.
- Boroughs and neighbourhoods: Ville de Montréal, “Limites administratives de l’agglomération” and “Quartiers de référence en habitation” (CC BY 4.0). Residents: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
- Press coverage: headlines as published, linked to their outlets.
- City of Montréal open data used under CC BY 4.0, modified and interpreted by IncidentMTL. The City of Montréal does not endorse this site.