Montreal Crime Report August 2026
View live map →Montreal, QC recorded 1175 crimes in August 2026, down 40.1% from July 2026 and down 48.5% from August 2025. Break & enter was the most frequently reported crime category in Montreal this month, accounting for 29% of all Montreal crime. Montreal's daily crime count was falling across August 2026, peaking on August 12 with 57 crimes.
Montreal Daily Crime Trend
Montreal's crime count was falling over the course of August 2026, with the second half of the month quieter than the first. The busiest day for Montreal crime was August 12 (57 crimes), and the quietest was August 20 (24 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.
Hover the chart for exact daily counts. Dashed line marks the daily average (37.9/day).
Montreal Crime by Category
Homicide saw the largest increase in Montreal from July 2026, up from 0 to 3 crimes. Theft from vehicle saw the largest decrease, down from 509 to 255 crimes. Crime categories a portal doesn't publish are omitted rather than shown as zero — see below for exact counts and month-over-month change per crime category in Montreal.
All Montreal Crime Reports by Month
Sourced from Données Montréal (SPVM). Category totals may undercount categories a portal doesn't publish — missing is not the same as zero.