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

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. In 2026 through July, Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) recorded 1,086 incidents, representing 8.1% of Montreal's 13,399 total city incidents. Theft from vehicle was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 356 incidents, followed by break and enter with 263 incidents and mischief with 251 incidents. Auto theft accounted for 144 incidents, violent incidents totalled 74, robbery accounted for 70 incidents, and homicide accounted for 1 incident.

About this data

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) recorded 1,086 total incidents in official municipal open-data publications. This figure accounts for 8.1% of the 13,399 total incidents logged across Montreal during the same year-to-date period.

The underlying open dataset for Montreal, Quebec covers the timeframe from January 1, 2015 through August 12, 2026. Over this entire multi-year archive, Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) recorded 15,991 total incidents. Evaluating these specific metrics alongside broader municipal totals provides clear insight into how incident volume in Centre-ville / Vieux-Montréal (PDQ 21) contributes to the citywide baseline of 13,399 records logged through July 2026.

Recent trend

The incident records for Montreal extend from the minimum archive year of 2015 through the maximum year of 2026, with the current 2026 reporting window capturing data through July. When analyzing trends across this timeline, readers should note that neighbourhood boundary classifications depend on police sector definitions, such as PDQ 21, which may vary from year to year in upstream open-data releases. Consequently, historical comparisons between earlier multi-year archive totals, such as the 15,991 overall count, and the 1,086 year-to-date figure require accounting for potential structural boundary shifts over time.

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