During the same selected period of 2026 year-to-date through July, Montreal recorded 13,394 open-data incidents while Toronto recorded 21,838 incidents. The category with the largest raw-count difference is assault, with Toronto reporting 11,492 open-data incidents compared to 0 in Montreal's open map feed. Additionally, theft-related incidents totalled 6,341 in Montreal and 5,626 in Toronto. Official SPVM report figures list 10,381 assaults in Montreal for January–July 2026.
During the selected year-to-date period from January 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, Montreal recorded 13,394 total incidents in its open-data map feed, whereas Toronto logged 21,838 total incidents. Both municipal open-data sources provide comparable figures across this same 2026 selected period, establishing a shared basis for comparing published incident counts between the two centres.
Category distributions reflect differences in open-data feed categorization between the two cities. In the normalized theft category, Montreal recorded 6,341 theft-related incidents compared to Toronto's 5,626 incidents. Montreal's open map feed also recorded 3,305 break and enter incidents and 2,812 mischief incidents, while Toronto reported 3,217 break and enter incidents and 11,492 assault incidents. While Montreal's open map feed excludes assault entries, official SPVM monthly crime statistics report 10,381 assault incidents in Montreal for January–July 2026.
For the 2026 year-to-date period from January 1 to July 31, Toronto logged 21,838 open-data map incidents, while Montreal recorded 13,394 open-data map incidents. The largest raw category difference appears in assault, where Toronto reported 11,492 incidents compared to 0 on Montreal's open map feed due to category exclusions. Conversely, Montreal recorded 2,812 mischief incidents, whereas Toronto logged 0 mischief incidents on its open feed. For theft-related incidents, Montreal reported 6,341 incidents, exceeding Toronto's 5,626 incidents by 715. Break and enter totals remained similar, with Montreal recording 3,305 incidents and Toronto logging 3,217 incidents. In robbery, Toronto recorded 1,057 incidents compared to Montreal's 928 mapped incidents.
Direct comparison of Montreal and Toronto open-data map feeds requires accounting for taxonomy differences. Toronto's map total of 21,838 incidents is heavily driven by 11,492 assault records, a category omitted from Montreal's open map feed. Conversely, Montreal's 13,394 map total includes 2,812 mischief incidents not tracked in Toronto's open feed. Montreal's theft-related count of 6,341 exceeds Toronto's 5,626 incidents for the same January–July 2026 window. To examine Montreal's violent crime figures, official SPVM monthly stats report 10,381 assault incidents during January–July 2026.
For the year-to-date period covering January 1 to July 31, 2026, Toronto logged 21,838 incidents in its open map dataset, whereas Montreal logged 13,394 incidents. These totals reflect open-data map feeds published by each municipality for the first seven months of 2026.
Municipalities structure open-data portals differently. For example, Toronto's open map feed includes 11,492 assault incidents for January–July 2026, while Montreal's map feed omits assault. Conversely, Montreal lists 2,812 mischief incidents, a category not present on Toronto's map feed. Comparing cities requires reviewing specific category definitions.
In the normalized theft-related category for January 1 to July 31, 2026, Montreal recorded 6,341 incidents, while Toronto reported 5,626 incidents. Normalized theft totals combine general theft, auto theft, and theft from vehicle into a standardized category basis for comparative evaluation.
Official police reports, such as SPVM's monthly stats in Montreal, aggregate city-wide data across all police stations. For January–July 2026 YTD, SPVM reported 10,381 assault incidents and 68,723 total offences. Open map feeds frequently exclude specific categories like assault due to privacy policies or administrative reporting structures.
Data is compiled from municipal open-data portals managed by the City of Montreal in Quebec and the City of Toronto in Ontario, supplemented by SPVM official monthly statistics.