As Montreal settles into spring, so too does one of many metropolis’s extra persistent seasonal patterns: an uptick in crime.
And in the case of break-ins, the previous month has been particularly busy.
April noticed 410 incidents recorded throughout the island, the best single-month whole of 2026 thus far and a noticeable step up from March’s 331. That pushes the operating whole to 1,733 as of April 30, in accordance with knowledge from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM).
These figures come from the town’s Vue sur la sécurité publique interactive mapping tool, which tracks legal incidents throughout Montreal in close to real-time.
At 13.7 break-ins per day, the month was busier than something seen earlier within the yr. That is probably not a shock. Hotter climate has traditionally corresponded with extra exercise, and final yr’s knowledge confirmed an identical sample taking maintain as winter gave method to spring.
The place the incidents are concentrated
The SPVM’s interactive map continues to point out the identical normal patterns, with the centre and east finish of the island absorbing the heaviest share of incidents. The Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Rosemont space stays the one greatest hotspot on the map, adopted intently by the Villeray hall and the Saint-Michel and François-Perrault neighbourhoods to the east.
Verdun can be displaying a notably elevated rely on the south shore-facing fringe of the island, and the NDG and Hampstead space continues to seem prominently within the knowledge.
On the western finish of the island, the numbers stay significantly decrease, with solely scattered pockets of exercise seen in comparison with the central and japanese clusters.
How 2026 is trending
On the present tempo, Montreal may nonetheless end the yr someplace round 5,200 break-ins, which might be a significant enchancment over current years. Here is how the numbers have stacked up going again a decade:
- 2015: 9,947
- 2016: 9,483
- 2017: 8,816
- 2018: 7,052
- 2019: 6,715
- 2020: 5,733
- 2021: 4,809
- 2022: 5,554
- 2023: 6,048
- 2024: 5,844
- 2025: 6,139
The projection nonetheless seems comparatively optimistic, however April’s uptick is a reminder that the second half of the yr tends to do lots of work. In 2025, October alone accounted for 579 incidents, the busiest single month of the yr, so how the summer time months shake out will matter rather a lot.
If you wish to test exercise in your particular avenue or neighbourhood, the SPVM’s interactive map is accessible via the City of Montreal’s website, the place you possibly can filter by crime sort and date vary.