Statistics on Canadian Homicides
Two men were shot Monday in the Montreal borough of St. Leonard close to noon. A 38 year old male victim died at the scene; a 41 year old male died later in hospital.
The shooting took place in an apartment building on Jean-Talon Boulevard East. Suspects fled in an unknown direction. No arrests as yet have been made.
The homicides were the 31st and 32nd for Montreal in 2018; in all of 2017 there were only 24 homicides.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Toronto is still ahead with the highest homicide rate per capita of the ten major cities. Edmonton is now in second.
Brampton, Montreal and Toronto projected homicides are up over 2017 totals.
Click on the city for a listing of that city’s homicides.
| City | Population | Homicides | 2018 | Proj. Homicides | 2017 |
| Projection | per 100K | Homicides | |||
| Toronto | 2731571 | 92 | 97.6 | 3.6 | 63 |
| Montreal | 1704694 | 29 | 30.8 | 1.8 | 24 |
| Calgary | 1239220 | 15 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 28 |
| Ottawa | 934243 | 16 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 14 |
| Edmonton | 932546 | 27 | 28.6 | 3.1 | 42 |
| Mississauga | 721599 | 9 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 9 |
| Winnipeg | 705224 | 18 | 19.1 | 2.7 | 21 |
| Vancouver | 631486 | 14 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 17 |
| Brampton | 593638 | 13 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Hamilton | 536917 | 9 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 10 |
Montreal police received a call regarding a fight on Nicolet St. near Ontario Street, on November 27th. It has been reported that three men, ages 37, 48 and 78, ran after a 34-year-old man after he allegedly robbed an East End depanneur and fled down an alleyway.
Police arrived to find the 34-year-old man unconscious on the ground. He was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries. Police have not released the exact cause of death but said they do not believe a weapon was involved. Police have deemed the death of the alleged thief a homicide.
Police said the three men could now face charges of second degree murder.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Montreal police said a car was found burning on Halpern Street on the Highway 40 service road around 2:30 a.m on November 23rd.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, only to find a deceased victim in the vehicle. Police have not released whether the body is male or female, but have categorized the death as the city’s 28th homicide of 2018.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Montreal police responded to a report of a deceased male on Nun’s Island on November 12th.
Police arrived to find the deceased body of a 17-year-old boy. The victim had been stabbed several times in his lower body.
Police arrested two minors on November 13th. boy and girl, both 17-years-old, were charged with second-degree murder.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Montreal police responded to report of a shooting at Café Cuba on Beaubien St. East, near Casgrain St., on October 6th at approximately 9:00pm.
Police and paramedics arrived to find 38-year-old Philipos Kollaros, in critical condition. Kollaros was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries.
Police said multiple suspected fled the scene in a vehicle through the back alley. No arrests have been made at this time.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Montreal police responded to report of an injured man in front of a residence on Pierre-Tétreault St. near Hochelaga St, on October 29th at approximately 8:00pm.
Police arrived to find the victim in life threatening condition, and a firearm next to him. The man was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries.
Police said the victim was known to authorities as being involved in the illegal drug trade.
No other information is available at this time.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Montreal police responded to report of gunshots in the intersection of Decarie Blvd. and NDG Avenue, on October 15th at approximately 8:15am.
Police arrived to find bullet holes in the door of the apartment, and an unresponsive man. Despite life saving efforts the victim was pronounced at the scene.
No arrests have been made at this time.
This year’s Montreal homicide victim list can be viewed here.
Montreal police said the 57-year-old victim was found lying in a pool of blood in a hallway of the apartment building on October 11th at approximately 7:15am.
The victim was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries. Police have not released the cause of death at this time.
Montreal Major Crimes unit is currently reviewing surveillance footage of the area.