In 2023, the homicide rate in Montréal decreased by 0.3 incidents (-20.13 percent) since 2022. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher homicide rate than the preceding years.

Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, Canada and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2023.

This statistic shows the homicide rate in Canada in 2023, distinguished by metropolitan areas. In 2023, the homicide rate was highest in Thunder Bay, with 5.39 victims per 100,000 population. During the same year, the national homicide rate was 1.94 per 100,000 population in Canada.

Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims, Canada, provinces and territories, 1961 to 2023.

Number and percentage of homicide victims, by type of firearm used to commit the homicide (total firearms; handgun; rifle or shotgun; fully automatic firearm; sawed-off rifle or shotgun; firearm-like weapons; other firearms, type unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2018.

Between 2001/2002 and 2021/2022, the numer of deaths in Montréal, in the Canadian province of Québec, increased overall, for both sexes. There was a spike between 2019 and 2021, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021/2022, more than 15,800 women and 15,700 men died in Montréal. More information on Québec can be found here.

Number, percentage and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by racialized identity group (total, by racialized identity group; racialized identity group; South Asian; Chinese; Black; Filipino; Arab; Latin American; Southeast Asian; West Asian; Korean; Japanese; other racialized identity group; multiple racialized identity; racialized identity, but racialized identity group is unknown; rest of the population; unknown racialized identity group), gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown) and region (Canada; Atlantic region; Quebec; Ontario; Prairies region; British Columbia; territories), 2019 to 2023.

The number of homicides in Montréal decreased by 12 incidents (-18.18 percent) since the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher number of homicides than the preceding years.

Number of homicide victims, by method used to commit the homicide (total methods used; shooting; stabbing; beating; strangulation; fire (burns or suffocation); other methods used; methods used unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2023.

Victims of gang-related homicides (total number of homicide victims; number of homicide victims - unknown gang-relation; number of homicide victims - known gang relation; number of gang-related homicide victims; percentage of gang-related homicide victims; rate (per 100,000 population) of gang-related homicide victims), Canada and regions, 1999 to 2023.

Nombre et taux (pour 100 000 habitants) de victimes d'homicide, Canada et régions métropolitaines de recensement, 1981 à 2023.

This statistic shows the crime severity index value of metropolitan areas in Canada in 2023. As of 2023, the crime severity index in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, stood at 116.31.

Crime severity index (violent, non-violent, youth) and weighted clearance rates (violent, non-violent), police services in Quebec, 1998 to 2023.

Victimes d'homicide attribuables à des gangs (nombre total de victimes d'homicides; nombre de victimes d'homicides - statut du lien à un gang inconnu; nombre de victimes d'homicides - statut du lien à un gang connu; nombre de victimes d'homicides attribuables à des gangs; pourcentage de victimes d'homicides attribuables à des gangs; taux d'homicides (pour 100 000 habitants) attribuables à des gangs, Canada et régions, 1999 à 2023.