The International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) is releasing Youth Victimization and Urban Violence Dynamics: An Integrated Analysis of Risk Factors, Contexts, and Prevention Practices in Montréal, a new report that provides an overview of victimization among youth aged 24 and under in the Montréal metropolitan area between 2018 and 2024, with particular attention to crimes against persons committed in public spaces.
The study adopts a socio-ecological approach, examining risk and protective factors associated with violence across multiple levels of analysis: individual, relational, community, and structural.
What the report highlights
- Youth victimization in the Montréal metropolitan area evolves over the 2018–2024 period, with a particular focus on crimes against persons occurring in public spaces.
- Risks are not evenly distributed; rather, they take shape through specific configurations linked to places, timeframes, and urban routines.
- Exposure to violence is closely associated with differentiated social vulnerabilities, which influence the likelihood of victimization in certain contexts.
- The analysis shows that victimization dynamics must be understood at the intersection of living environments, uses of public space, and social interactions.
- The report also identifies protective factors and situates prevention practices, drawing in particular on international examples.
Prevention insights
By linking the analysis of crimes against persons, contexts of exposure, and social vulnerabilities, the report highlights localized risk configurations within Montréal’s public spaces. It underscores the importance of prevention approaches grounded in lived environments and informed by a nuanced understanding of urban and social dynamics.
For further information, please contact info@cipc-icpc.org.