In the 2026 year to date period through July, Halifax recorded 2,105 open-data incidents while Montreal logged 13,394 incidents. Theft-related incidents accounted for the largest raw count difference between the two cities, with Halifax reporting 720 incidents compared to 6,341 in Montreal. The open map feed for Montreal excludes assault, whereas Halifax recorded 1,092 assault incidents in its open-data dataset during this same timeframe.
Between January 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026, Halifax recorded 2,105 total open-data incidents, while Montreal registered 13,394 open-data incidents during the same selected timeframe. Both municipal open-data portals provide coverage across these identical seven months, establishing a direct same-period comparison between the two cities for 2026 year-to-date.
Category breakdowns highlight substantial numerical variations across major incident classifications during this shared period. Montreal documented 6,341 theft-related incidents, 3,305 break and enter incidents, and 2,812 mischief events in its open map feed. In comparison, Halifax reported 720 theft-related incidents, 236 break and enter events, and 0 mischief incidents. Furthermore, Halifax recorded 1,092 assault incidents in its open map feed. Montreal's open map feed excludes assault entirely, but official SPVM monthly statistics report 10,381 assault offences city-wide for the same January–July 2026 (YTD) period.
For the period from January 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, Montreal recorded 13,394 open-data map incidents compared to 2,105 in Halifax. The largest raw category difference occurred in theft-related incidents, where Montreal recorded 6,341 events compared to 720 in Halifax, representing a difference of 5,621 incidents. Break and enter showed the second largest numerical gap, with Montreal documenting 3,305 incidents and Halifax reporting 236, a difference of 3,069 incidents. Mischief accounted for another major discrepancy, with Montreal tracking 2,812 incidents while Halifax recorded 0 in that category. Conversely, Halifax recorded 1,092 assault incidents in its map feed, whereas Montreal's map feed omits assault. Additionally, Montreal recorded 928 robbery incidents compared to 57 in Halifax.
Comparing Halifax and Montreal for the period from January to July 2026 reveals major raw count differences led by property offences. Theft-related incidents drive the largest numerical gap between the cities, with Montreal logging 6,341 incidents to Halifax's 720. Crucially, taxonomy variances impact person-crime comparisons: Halifax includes 1,092 assault incidents in its open map feed, whereas Montreal excludes assault from mapped data entirely. Readers analyzing Montreal must consult official SPVM monthly reports, which document 10,381 assault offences and 68,723 total offences for January–July 2026.
Between January 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026, Halifax recorded 2,105 open-data incidents, while Montreal registered 13,394 total incidents in its open map dataset. This same-period comparison reflects reported events published to municipal open-data feeds during identical seven-month date windows in 2026.
Montreal's open-data map feed excludes assault and most crimes against the person. While Halifax recorded 1,092 assault incidents in its open map dataset from January to July 2026, Montreal's map feed lists 0. To review Montreal assault statistics, refer to official SPVM monthly crime reports, which documented 10,381 assault offences city-wide during the same January–July 2026 period.
Theft-related incidents represent the largest category for both cities in the selected 2026 period. Montreal recorded 6,341 theft-related incidents between January 1 and July 31, 2026, whereas Halifax recorded 720 incidents during the same timeframe, resulting in a raw difference of 5,621 incidents between the two municipal datasets.
Municipalities maintain distinct open-data publishing schedules, update frequencies, and categorization taxonomies. For example, while both Halifax and Montreal are compared across the same January 1 to July 31, 2026 window containing 2,105 and 13,394 incidents respectively, full historical archive windows differ. Montreal's open portal published data starting in 2015, whereas Halifax's current dataset covers dates starting in April 2026.
Data is sourced directly from official municipal open-data portals in Nova Scotia and Quebec.