Montreal logged 465 break-ins in June, the second-highest month this year
Downtown and the east end saw the heaviest concentration of break-ins as the city tracks toward roughly 5,400 incidents by year's end.
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Montreal recorded roughly 465 break-ins in June, a slight dip from May's 487 but still the second-highest monthly total so far this year, according to the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM).
That brings the running tally to 2,685 break-ins through June 30, working out to about 15.5 incidents per day. The numbers fit a pattern from previous years where warmer months drive activity up across the island.
The centre and east of Montreal saw the brunt of the activity by a wide margin. Downtown remains the single largest cluster, with Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ranking among the busiest zones in the east end. Activity spreads through Villeray, Rosemont, Montreal North and François-Perrault, while Verdun stays busy along the southern edge of the island. Neighborhoods like Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pointe-Claire, Île-Bizard and Beaconsfield saw relatively few incidents.
With the year now half over, Montreal is on track to finish around 5,400 break-ins, still below recent years but creeping up from the roughly 5,300 pace projected a month ago. October 2025 alone accounted for 579 incidents, the busiest single month of that year, so how the late summer and fall shake out will shape where 2026 finally lands.
