Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime per resident in Mont-Royal runs higher than in 67% of Canadian towns
Split in two, the index gives 115.7 for violence and 66.9 for everything else (normally 89.4 and 56). It grades C for safety on crime the police covering Mont-Royal reported from 2023 to 2025: #396 of 503 in Quebec. Violence and property crime split as 15.4 violent incidents and 29.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. Across 2023 to 2025 the index held steady, 81.4 to 78.4.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Area behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Montréal service area.
What stands out about safety in Mont-Royal
Robbery: high for a town its size
Mont-Royal records 1.1 incidents of robbery per 1,000 residents a year, against 0.6 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than most of Quebec
Mont-Royal’s index of 80.3 compares with 56.1 for the typical town in Quebec. Towns its size ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Mont-Royal places 26th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Mont-Royal: C for safety, and why
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #396 of 503 in Quebec and #1,643 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Which crimes make up Mont-Royal’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Mont-Royal runs highest on robbery (1.1 per 1,000 against 0.6), motor vehicle theft (4.3 per 1,000 against 2.4) and break and enter (3.1 per 1,000 against 2.2). Mischief sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 32 | 0.02 | 65% |
| Sexual violations against children | 412.3 | 0.2 | 40% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 932.7 | 0.4 | 92% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 210.3 | 0.10 | 38% |
| Robbery | 2,329.3 | 1.1 | 43% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 371 | 0.2 | 74% |
| Other violent violations | 732.7 | 0.3 | 41% |
| Breaking and entering | 6,567 | 3.1 | 20% |
| Possession of stolen property | 667 | 0.3 | 66% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 9,140 | 4.3 | 4% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1,353 | 0.6 | 9% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 25,416 | 11.8 | 17% |
| Mischief | 6,913.3 | 3.2 | 14% |
| Weapons violations | 510 | 0.2 | 65% |
| Administration of justice violations | 6,916.3 | 3.2 | 91% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 1,578.7 | 0.7 | 76% |
| Drug violations | 2,470.7 | 1.2 | 70% |
| Impaired driving | 1,728 | 0.8 | 94% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 6,866.3 | 3.2 | 8% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Among 40 towns its size, Mont-Royal places 26th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springwater Ontario | 24,144 | 22.8 | 21.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 7 | Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Quebec | 21,949 | 30.8 | 56.8 | A+ |
| 8 | Varennes Quebec | 21,490 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Saint-Lazare Quebec | 22,895 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Saint-Lambert Quebec | 23,355 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| … | |||||
| 23 | Kingston Nova Scotia | 24,574 | 72.3 | 91.5 | C+ |
| 24 | Colchester County, Subdivision B Nova Scotia | 21,578 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| 25 | Red Deer County Alberta | 22,076 | 73.6 | 64.8 | C+ |
| 26 | Mont-Royal Quebec | 22,821 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| 27 | Dorval Quebec | 21,062 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| 28 | Mount Pearl Newfoundland and Labrador | 24,266 | 81 | 104.2 | C |
| 29 | Sturgeon County Alberta | 21,144 | 84.7 | 81.5 | C |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 304.6 | 362 | D− |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Mont-Royal in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
2,172,300 residents, about 33,000 violent incidents a year: the police area Mont-Royal belongs to, 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Add about 62,300 property crimes and 22,100 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Mont-Royal, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its highest year was 2023, at 81.4, and its lowest 2025, at 78.4. The typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 in 2023 to 60 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Mont-Royal | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.4 | 60 |
| 2024 | 81.2 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 81.4 | 69.5 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Mont-Royal, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Mont-Royal
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Royal | 22,821 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| Parc-Kent | 27,291 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| Parc-Extension | 29,066 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| Savane | 32,028 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| Chameran/Montpellier | 21,170 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| Outremont | 24,629 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| Édouard-Montpetit | 20,601 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
Where neighbours share its police, they share the figure too: 6 aren’t counted above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One service, several municipalities. A regional or shared police service reports one set of figures for every municipality it covers, Mont-Royal included.
- What 100 means. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- The clearance rate. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- Severity, weighed. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Mont-Royal
Is Mont-Royal safe?
Against a typical 66 for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Mont-Royal’s Crime Severity Index stands at 80.3 for 2023–2025. Its police record 15.4 violent incidents and 29.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Mont-Royal?
The three biggest groups are theft under $5,000 at 11.8, assault at 8.2 and fraud at 5.4, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Mont-Royal?
It held about level between 2023 and 2025, 81.4 to 78.4.
How much of Mont-Royal’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 49% of violent crime and 21% of everything else, 32% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 33% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Mont-Royal and other places, so the figures are shared.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).