For the period April 9 to June 1, 2026, Halifax recorded 914 incidents, while Montreal recorded 12,148. Theft-related incidents showed the largest difference, with Montreal reporting 5,751 compared to Halifax's 303.
Halifax and Montreal both published crime incident data for the same 54-day period from April 9 to June 1, 2026. During this window, Halifax recorded 914 incidents, while Montreal reported 12,148 incidents. The two cities show markedly different profiles in their top incident categories. Halifax's data is dominated by assault, which accounts for more than half of its total, while Montreal's numbers are led by theft-related incidents, which make up nearly half of its reported incidents.
For the same April 9 to June 1, 2026 period, Montreal's incident count of 12,148 is significantly higher than Halifax's 914. Theft-related incidents are the most frequent category in Montreal, with 5,751 reports, compared to 303 in Halifax. Break and enter is the second most common category in Montreal, with 2,893 incidents, while Halifax recorded 107. Assault is the leading category in Halifax, with 474 incidents, a category that does not appear in Montreal's published data for this period.
The data reveals stark differences in incident profiles between Halifax and Montreal for the same period in 2026. Halifax's numbers are heavily weighted toward assault, while Montreal's are dominated by theft-related incidents and mischief. The absence of assault in Montreal's published data and the lack of mischief in Halifax's data suggest differences in reporting categories or incident types between the two cities. The sheer volume of incidents in Montreal dwarfs Halifax's counts, highlighting the scale difference in reported crime between the two urban centres.
During the April 9 to June 1, 2026 period, Halifax reported 474 assault incidents, while Montreal reported none. This discrepancy may reflect differences in how each city categorizes or reports assault incidents, or it may indicate a genuine difference in incident types between the two cities.
Theft-related incidents are the most common in Montreal, with 5,751 reports during the April 9 to June 1, 2026 period. This category includes theft, auto theft, and theft from vehicles.
Halifax's published data for the April 9 to June 1, 2026 period includes no mischief incidents. This could be due to differences in how Halifax categorizes incidents or a genuine absence of such reports during this window.
Yes, for this comparison, both cities published data for the same 54-day period from April 9 to June 1, 2026. This allows for a direct comparison of incident counts and categories between Halifax and Montreal.
Data sourced from open-data portals operated by the governments of Nova Scotia and Quebec.