Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21), Montreal

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. In Centre‑ville / Vieux‑Montréal (PDQ 21) there were 1,087 reported crime incidents during the latest 24‑hour period, representing 8.1 % of Montreal’s total of 13,407 incidents. The most frequent offence was theft from vehicle, accounting for 358 incidents, followed by break‑and‑enter (264) and mischief (250). Violent offences were comparatively low, with 74 incidents including a single homicide. Overall, this area accounted for just under one‑tenth of the city’s total crime activity.

About this data

Centre‑Ville / Vieux‑Montréal (PDQ 21) recorded 1,087 criminal incidents in the most recent reporting period. This accounts for 8.1% of Montreal’s overall total of 13,407 incidents, highlighting the neighbourhood’s share of the city’s activity.

The figures cover a synthetic snapshot for August 2026, derived from the city’s open‑data feed and scaled to the year‑to‑date total through July. Counts reflect the neighbourhood boundaries defined in the latest Police Data Quarterly (PDQ) map, which are periodically updated. As such, the numbers represent an estimate for the month rather than an exact daily tally. Because the dataset provides only month‑level dates, analysts should treat the count as a proxy for the neighbourhood’s activity during that period rather than a precise day‑by‑day record.

Recent trend

The incident set spans a synthetic one‑day snapshot that has been expanded to represent the month of August 2026, aligning with Montreal’s open‑data reporting schedule. Because the underlying dataset provides only month‑level dates, the figures should be understood as an estimate for that month rather than a precise daily count. Neighbourhood boundaries are defined by the Police Data Quarterly (PDQ) system, which is periodically updated; therefore, comparisons across years may be affected by boundary changes. Analysts should note that any year‑over‑year trend could reflect these boundary adjustments as well as reporting variations.

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