Safety, air quality and noise in Montréal
Area scores as of 2026-08-01. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Montréal scores 95 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 104.2 offences per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses a median of 104.2 offences per 10,000 residents across the 2,812 of 4,764 DAs in this city with published figures for the surrounding police service jurisdiction, from Statistics Canada Uniform Crime Reporting and municipal police services, 2024.
Median across the 4,764 member areas; middle half 91 to 98.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Montréal scores 0 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 54.2 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses a median of 54.2 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 3,518 of 4,764 DAs in this city with published figures, an annual mean modelled at 3,518 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.
Median across the 4,764 member areas; middle half 0 to 0.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Montréal scores 40 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 64.0 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses a median of 64 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 3,518 of 4,764 DAs in this city with published figures, a day-evening-night level taken at 3,518 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
Median across the 4,764 member areas; middle half 24 to 48.
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