In 2023, Montreal recorded 28,657 total reported incidents in open data, representing a 6.9% increase from 26,798 incidents in 2022. Auto theft was the largest category, accounting for 9,380 incidents, followed by theft from vehicle with 6,296 incidents and break and enter with 5,885 incidents. Note that these annual totals reflect official police reporting counts rather than per-capita risk, and reporting practices can vary over time.
In 2023, open data records show 28,657 police-reported incidents in Montreal, Quebec, representing a 6.9% increase compared to the 26,798 incidents recorded in 2022. Year-over-year totals reflect reported data collection across police channels, not a direct measure of individual per-capita risk.
This page details Montreal's reported incident figures for the 2023 calendar year, derived from the city's open-data portal. The overview breaks down the annual dataset across major categories, including auto theft, theft from vehicle, break and enter, mischief, robbery, and homicide. It places the 2023 figure within the broader context of the 288,658 total incidents recorded across 12 years of city data spanning 2015 through 2026.
During 2023, Montreal logged 28,657 reported incidents, which marks a 6.9% increase from the 26,798 incidents recorded in 2022. This total accounts for 9.9% of the 288,658 incidents documented in the city's full dataset between 2015 and 2026. Among the 12 recorded years, 2023 ranks 1st in annual incident volume, standing higher than the 2022 count of 26,798 and the 2024 total of 26,684. The top category for the year was auto theft with 9,380 incidents, followed by theft from vehicle at 6,296 incidents and break and enter at 5,885 incidents.
In 2023, Montreal logged its highest annual volume across the 12-year archive, ranking 1st with 28,657 incidents. Vehicle-related property offences heavily defined the year, with auto theft accounting for 9,380 incidents and theft from vehicle reaching 6,296 incidents. Break and enter recorded 5,885 incidents, while mischief logged 5,441. In contrast, robbery tallied 1,633 incidents and homicide recorded 22 incidents during the same period.
In 2023, Montreal recorded 28,657 total police-reported incidents. This annual count represents 9.9% of the 288,658 incidents documented in the city's full open-data archive between 2015 and 2026. Annual totals reflect police reporting and administrative data recording rather than per-capita risk.
Reported incidents in Montreal increased in 2023. The year's total of 28,657 incidents reflects a 6.9% increase from the 26,798 incidents recorded in 2022. Out of the 12 years in the dataset, 2023 ranks 1st in total reported volume, exceeding both the 2022 count and the 2024 figure of 26,684.
Auto theft was the most frequent category in Montreal during 2023, with 9,380 reported incidents. Other leading categories included theft from vehicle with 6,296 incidents, break and enter with 5,885 incidents, and mischief with 5,441 incidents. Robbery logged 1,633 incidents, while 22 homicides were recorded.
The data for 2023 is published by the municipal open-data portal in Quebec (QC). It includes official police-reported incidents made available through public datasets. Figures reflect recorded incident entries and do not represent per-capita crime rates or un-reported incidents.
Incident data for Montreal, QC is sourced from the official municipal open-data portal.