Calls to Montreal police were up 50% last week for public health violations

Montreal police have announced that they received 826 calls from May 10 to 16 regarding COVID-19 public health measures and violations. This is an increase in the number of calls from the previous week, which were 553 (+273). The SPVM also confirmed that Montreal police handed out 693 tickets (-143) related to pandemic infractions, including 433 (-46) for curfew violations.

Consult the table below for COVID-19 statistics on calls made to Montreal police, total pandemic infractions and curfew tickets since they have been publicly disclosed by the SPVM.

Week ending	Calls made to Montreal police	Total tickets for pandemic infractions	Curfew tickets
May 16	826	693	433
May 9	553	836	479
May 2	522	878	511
April 25	612	820	475
April 18	728	684	402
April 11	1547	1,005	538
April 4	737	797	407
March 28	608	431	319
March 21	511	431	230
March 14	421	516	230
March 7	383	372	263
Feb. 28	357	552	332
Feb. 21	382	450	298
Feb. 14	428	477	280
Feb. 7	448	586	219
Jan. 31	536	699	323
Jan. 24	545	773	396
Jan. 17	760	583	353
Jan. 11	800	297	185
Jan. 3	903	305
Dec. 27	693	34
Dec. 20	530	353
Dec. 13	587	74
Dec. 6	410	177
Nov. 29	365	82
Nov. 22	365	71
Nov. 15	545	106
Nov. 8	589	179
Nov. 1	470	58
Oct. 25	557	105
Oct. 18	600	109
Oct. 11	765	28

Données #COVID19 | Du 10 au 16 mai, le #SPVM a reçu 826 appels en lien avec l'application du décret de la Santé publique. Les policiers ont remis 693 constats ou RIG et, de ce nombre, 433 ont été émis pour le non-respect du couvre-feu. pic.twitter.com/NY8EQgvukh

— Police Montréal (@SPVM) May 17, 2021

For more on Montreal public health, please visit their website.

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