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Montreal has already recorded nearly 1,000 break-ins in 2026 — Here’s where they’re happening

<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/an-spvm-police-officer.jpg?id=65259984&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C170%2C0%2C73"/><br/><br/><p>Nearly 1,000 <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-crime" target="_blank">break-ins</a> have been reported across Montreal in the first two and a half months of 2026, and the data shows some neighbourhoods are being hit considerably harder than others.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-canadas-top-fugitive-arrested-spvm" target="_blank">Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)</a> has recorded 994 break-and-enter incidents between January 1 and March 11, 2026, according to the latest data available through the city's Vue sur la sécurité publique interactive tool.</p><p>That works out to roughly 14 break-ins per day across the island — a slightly faster pace than what was <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-news-crime-breakins-2026" target="_blank">recorded in late January</a>, when the city was averaging about 13.5 incidents daily.</p><h2>Where break-ins are concentrated</h2><p>The <a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzZkOTc4ZjEtNTg5ZS00MzA2LTgxMzItMzAzZTNiN2I4MmE3IiwidCI6IjlmMTVkMmRjLTg3NTMtNGY4My1hYWMyLWE1ODI4OGQzYTRiYyJ9" target="_blank">SPVM's interactive crime mapping tool</a> shows that certain areas are seeing far more activity than others, and the pattern looks similar to what Montreal experienced throughout 2025.</p><p>The most striking cluster on the map sits in the Ville-Marie and Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area, which accounts for the highest concentration of incidents on the island by a significant margin. The downtown core and surrounding east-end neighbourhoods continue to be the most targeted parts of the city.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <img alt="A map of break-ins in Montreal in 2026." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9a2c462fb5ff96e48f30650d7ca38394" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="5a7d8" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-map-of-break-ins-in-montreal-in-2026.png?id=65259971&width=980"/> <small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">A screenshot from the <a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzZkOTc4ZjEtNTg5ZS00MzA2LTgxMzItMzAzZTNiN2I4MmE3IiwidCI6IjlmMTVkMmRjLTg3NTMtNGY4My1hYWMyLWE1ODI4OGQzYTRiYyJ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SPVM's interactive crime mapping tool</a>.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzZkOTc4ZjEtNTg5ZS00MzA2LTgxMzItMzAzZTNiN2I4MmE3IiwidCI6IjlmMTVkMmRjLTg3NTMtNGY4My1hYWMyLWE1ODI4OGQzYTRiYyJ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SPVM</a></small></p><p>Montréal-Nord is also showing elevated numbers in the northeast, along with activity in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension corridor further west. Côte-des-Neiges and the area around Notre-Dame-de-Grâce are also appearing prominently in the data.</p><p>On the western end of the island, incident counts are considerably lower, though pockets of activity are still visible around Dollard-des-Ormeaux.</p><h2>What the pace suggests for 2026</h2><p>If the current rate holds through the rest of the year, Montreal could be on track for somewhere around 5,000 to 5,200 break-ins in 2026, which would actually represent a drop from <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-spvm-break-ins" target="_blank">2025's total</a> of 6,139.</p><p>That would be welcome news after two consecutive years of increases. For context, here's how break-and-enter incidents have trended in Montreal over the past decade:</p><ul> <li>2015: 9,947</li> <li>2016: 9,483</li> <li>2017: 8,816</li> <li>2018: 7,052</li> <li>2019: 6,715</li> <li>2020: 5,733</li> <li>2021: 4,809</li> <li>2022: 5,554</li> <li>2023: 6,048</li> <li>2024: 5,844</li> <li>2025: 6,139</li> </ul><p>It's worth noting that early-year projections can shift significantly as the warmer months arrive. In 2025, October was the single busiest month for break-ins, with 579 incidents recorded, and the summer months weren't far behind.</p><h2>Other crimes tracked so far in 2026</h2><p>Break-ins are one of several crime categories the SPVM tracks publicly. The Vue sur la sécurité publique tool also covers mischief, theft, and other offences, giving residents a broad picture of criminal activity across the city.</p><p>If you want to see how your specific street or neighbourhood is faring, the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-potholes-tool-ayoye" target="_blank">interactive map</a> is available through the <a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzZkOTc4ZjEtNTg5ZS00MzA2LTgxMzItMzAzZTNiN2I4MmE3IiwidCI6IjlmMTVkMmRjLTg3NTMtNGY4My1hYWMyLWE1ODI4OGQzYTRiYyJ9" target="_blank">City of Montreal's website</a>, where you can filter by crime type and time period.</p>