Murders down in Quebec

A TVA survey of murders in Quebec shows that there have been fewer homicides this year than the recent average, but police have kept busy working on older cases.

From a total of 85 cases across the province, a quarter were done by family members. Twenty‑four of the 30 homicides in Montreal happened because of fights, often over trivial matters, while killings related to organized crime are down.

At least eight of the Montreal incidents involved a homeless person.

TVA compares this year’s total to a recent high in 2022, when 110 people were killed in Quebec.