Mischief accounts for 2,811 of the 13,399 total open-data incidents recorded in Montreal for 2026 year-to-date through July, representing 21% of all logged city incidents. The category ranks fourth among six tracked categories in Montreal, behind theft from vehicle, break and enter, and auto theft. Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) reported the highest count among listed neighbourhood sectors, recording 251 mischief incidents during this period.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Montreal.
This page presents official open-data records for mischief incidents recorded in Montreal, Quebec. During the selected period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Montreal logged 2,811 mischief incidents out of a total city count of 13,399 reported incidents across all tracked categories. Mischief accounts for exactly 21% of all city incidents published during this year-to-date reporting window.
Within Montreal's open-data framework, mischief ranks 4th among 6 tracked categories. The complete archive spans from 2015 through 2026, with full annual totals including 6,625 incidents in 2015, 5,850 in 2016, 5,800 in 2017, 5,071 in 2018, 4,894 in 2019, 4,738 in 2020, 4,688 in 2021, 4,939 in 2022, 5,441 in 2023, 5,851 in 2024, and 5,199 in 2025. This page examines these published figures alongside neighbourhood-level figures.
With 2,811 reported incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul), mischief ranks 4th out of 6 total categories in Montreal's open dataset. When compared with sibling categories during this same period, mischief is less frequent than Theft from vehicle (3,411 incidents), Break and enter (3,312 incidents), and Auto theft (2,932 incidents). However, mischief has a higher count than Robbery (925 incidents) and Homicide (8 incidents). These comparisons place mischief in the lower half of major category counts recorded across Montreal during this year-to-date window.
Mischief represents 21% of all reported incidents in Montreal for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), placing it 4th among the city's 6 recorded crime categories. Historical figures show annual counts peaked in 2015 at 6,625 incidents before reaching 5,851 in 2024 and 5,199 in 2025, reflecting an 11.1% decline between those two full years. In the 2026 year-to-date data, Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) recorded the highest individual neighbourhood count at 251 incidents, followed by Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (PDQ 38) at 188.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Montreal documented 2,811 reported mischief incidents in open data. This count represents 21% of the total 13,399 reported incidents across all 6 categories in the city during the same period. Mischief ranks 4th overall among Montreal's open-data categories.
Mischief is the 4th most common category among 6 tracked in Montreal's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open data, with 2,811 incidents. It recorded fewer incidents than Theft from vehicle (3,411), Break and enter (3,312), and Auto theft (2,932), but more than Robbery (925) and Homicide (8).
In the complete calendar year of 2025, Montreal recorded 5,199 mischief incidents compared to 5,851 incidents in 2024. This represents an 11.1% decrease year-over-year. Across the full 2015–2026 dataset, mischief counts peaked in 2015 with 6,625 incidents before declining to 4,688 in 2021.
Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) recorded the highest count with 251 mischief incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Other top neighbourhood counts include Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (PDQ 38) with 188 incidents and Côte-des-Neiges / Outremont (PDQ 26) with 167 incidents.
Crime data for Montreal is sourced from official municipal open-data portals in QC.