Crime and drama summaries for 2023
Toula Drimonis looks back at 2023’s dramas in Montreal.
TVA says Quebec had a bloody year with 107 homicides. Shooting deaths are down throughout the province as well as in Montreal, but there’s a theme of people using vehicles to deliberately kill. But as usual, most killings are either domestic attacks or gang assassinations.
Paul Cherry at the Gazette summarizes the 33 homicides in Montreal (so far) this year, down from 41 in 2022. The 33 deaths includes the seven who died in the fire on Place d’Youville in March.
Allison Hanes says it was an awful year for anglos. Here’s a sample of how this idea has been received on X.
Nicholas 14:16 on 2023-12-29 Permalink
Murders province-wide are at or near a record for two straight years, but down 20% in Montreal. If you discount those deaths by fire (which is not completely fair), that would bring down Montreal to 26% of provincial murders, compared to about 24% of the population. I’m sure of these trends continue we’ll soon be seeing articles in the Journal decrying the dangerous suburbs and rural areas compared to the beacon of safety that is the Island.
Kevin 23:41 on 2023-12-29 Permalink
Not sure when, but I had already blocked that person on Twitter for being offensive.
Ian 13:18 on 2023-12-31 Permalink
Murders overall are down all across Canada but you know what’s not?
Police shootings.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/expert-says-number-of-police-shootings-in-canada-spectacularly-unrelenting-1.7071775