Montréal-Ouest

Crime data for Montréal-Ouest, Quebec.

69/100

Montréal-Ouest Safety Score

Safe

Ranked #18 out of 56 communities

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

194,765

↓ 1.2%

Historical Trend (1998 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

40.7%

Cases solved by police

79,223 Solved115,542 Unsolved

Most Common

Property Crime

55%

Property

Violent

Other

Top 5 Reported Violations

Most frequent specific criminal code violations in 2024.

Historical Trend by Violation

No trend data available.

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Data: 2024

Safety Score2024

Rank #18 of 56 areas

CSI: 61.7 (lower = safer)

Year-over-Year

2024

Overall↓ 3.4%

Violent↑ 0.9%

Non-Violent↓ 6.3%

Crime Breakdown2024

Violent

64.5%CSI 91.5

Non-Violent

35.5%CSI 50.3

Comparison

21% BELOW NATL AVG

Montréal-Ouest

61.7

Quebec Avg

63.0

Canada Avg

77.9

Crime Severity Index — lower is safer

Police & Justice

Clearance Rate2024

37.3%

Percentage of reported crimes cleared by charge or otherwise. Higher rates indicate better police case resolution.

Hate crime data shown for Quebec (provincial level)

Hate Crimes

2024

723↓0.8%vs 2023

Police-reported hate crime incidents in Quebec

Hate Crime Trend (2014–2024)

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By Motivation

Sub-categories based on national distribution

In 2024, Quebec recorded 723 police-reported hate crimes, a decrease of 0.8% from 2023. The most common motivation was Race or ethnicity (324 incidents, 45% of total), with Jewish being the most targeted group (154 incidents). Religion-motivated crimes totalled 224 (31%).

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0066-01 — Police-reported hate crime

Homicide data shown for Canada (national level)

Homicides

2024

788↓1.0%vs 2023

Homicide victims in Canada

(1.91 per 100k)

Homicide Trend (1961–2024)

Click on chart to view methods breakdown for that year

By Method

788 victims(-1.0%)

🔫Shooting

28636.3%

🔪Stabbing

25031.7%

👊Beating

13116.6%

📋Other methods used

445.6%

⛓️Strangulation

313.9%

❓Methods used unknown

293.7%

🔥Fire (burns or suffocation)

172.2%

Homicide rate:1.91 per 100,000

In 2024, Canada recorded 788 homicide victims, a decrease of 1.0% from 2023. The most common method was Shooting (286 victims, 36.3% of total), followed by Stabbing (250 victims, 31.7%). The homicide rate was 1.91 per 100,000 population.

Source: Statistics Canada, Homicide Survey — Tables 35-10-0068-01, 35-10-0069-01, 35-10-0071-01

Montréal-Ouest

Quebec, Canada

Population

5,250

Established

2006

Wikipedia

About Montréal-Ouest

Montreal West is an on-island municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Island of Montreal.

Livability Score

A+

100/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

87Low

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

27.3°C

Jan Low

-13.3°C

Annual Rain

553 mm

Annual Snow

124 cm

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References & Sources

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General information about Montréal-Ouest

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Crime statistics, population & census data

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Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.

Montréal-Ouest Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

194,765

40.7%

Property Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices