Crime & Women's Safety in Montreal

Montreal’s a lovely city - I would say it’s relatively safe compared to many places I’ve been to. As an Asian femme though, I have experienced some verbal assault (nothing life threatening, just ruins your mood).

Montreal is generally a very safe city, I feel comfortable walking home at night after going out to a bar or working late. People are generally respectful, and you might get someone trying to pester you at night but I’ve never felt afraid for my physical safety.

Pretty safe city in general. Great food and nice people. People in the city speaks French and English. Public transportation is straightforward to navigate, safe and there's employees are there to help.

Montréal is a fairly safe city, as with all cities it is important to be aware of your surroundings and careful about where you go at night. Be aware of your belongings especially in high traffic tourist areas, just as a precaution. Public areas are safe and the public transportation is good. There are however often homeless individuals laying/sleeping certain stations on a regular basis.

I never felt in danger in Montreal. People usually don’t interact with others, except with very nice manners. There’s also poster everywhere to fight against any form of discrimination in bars, universities, subway… I never felt, in any kind of way, in danger while walking at night, riding the subway or when having a drink with friends

Montreal is very safe. I’ve lived alone and walked and biked everywhere. It’s super walkable and transit is easy and safe.

Montreal is a very safe city to visit solo. You can pretty much walk everywhere at anytime and always feels safe. People will help you if you ask for help. Men don’t usually approach women on the streets, they’ll likely let you do your own things.

Montreal is a pretty safe city. As a women living here it is pretty rare to feel unsafe. I take the public transit daily without concerns. But like everywhere, its good to take extra precautions at night and avoid certain areas when uts dark. Its mostly petty crime such as stolen items from cars etc.

Montréal has felt very safe to me since I moved here 8 months ago. I am often out late and walking home or around has not been a problem. I have felt very safe in many areas of the city and I believe other people would feel the same too. The streets downtown are often busy at night so it’s not a problem to walk around and go out. Places usually close around 3am on the weekends.

The city is very safe. No problem with people, the police is very respectful by the citizen. Maybe you can find some people with problem with drugs but they don’t talk to you because they know they can be have big problems with police

Solo travel experience

I’m currently travelling in Montreal, I’m here for a month. I’m having a lot of fun here, it’s really nice and safe place, as a woman I feel very good with the city and walking by myself. The only bad point would be the prices that are very high unfortunately…

Solo travel experience

I absolutely adore Montreal. I would recommend accommodation close to transit/train stations as their transit systems are really efficient. Things stay open late but on weekends expect them to wrap up around 3am. I wouldn’t recommend being out alone past that time. Even though it’s still fairly safe, there were still a few unsafe moments as a woman travelling alone. So stick to transit, don’t be out past 2-3am especially alone, and call an Uber if you must!

Group travel experience

Overall I thought my experience here was pretty good. I came with a mixed gender group of friends and we stayed at a airbnb for 4 nights. I think the average price for each person was just a bit over $100. The public transport is easy to understand even without understanding French, but our taxi/uber experiences were not very good. There’s many activities outside of the city that can be easily accessed by bus as well as a robust nightlife. Although the one day we went to a club, all the women in our group got groped by some sleezey old dudes (we’re all in university). Still, it was a really fun experience to have with friends!

Solo travel experience

Beautiful city with old world charm. Food scene is very good. Montreal also has a large musician and circus vibe. Lots of summer festivals. The old port and the Olympics Stadium and village is a must see.