Where are the grittier areas of Montreal? (low income, appointed)

[TightButLoose]

Just curious.

[jambo101]

Assuming you mean crime potential which could happen almost anywhere but for topics sake lets say
Walkely ave area
Plamondon and Barckly area
Hochelaga/Maisoneuve area
Ville Marie metro station
If you are meaning just low income areas then
St Henri
Verdun
Pte Ste Charles
Jean Talon Market area
Are a few that come to mind..

[Lital_The_Best]

When I make my trip to Montreal, I also want to see the ghetto areas. Every city I go to I try to make a trip to the more the more low-income areas. Just like to see them. Except for Juarez in Mexico, HUGE mistake.

[barneyg]

French link from 2006 study:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-561-...006007-fra.pdf

Page 15 has the map you're looking for. Blue/purplish areas are the highest violent crime areas -- parts of Verdun, Montréal-Nord, and Hochelaga. That said if you've traveled a bit you'll be disappointed by Montreal "ghettos" -- nowhere near as rundown as ghettos in most American cities.

[Nick99]

The most 'ghetto' area I can think of is Cartierville/Ville-St-Laurent east of Marcel-Laurin, west of the 15, south of Gouin, but mostly south of Salaberry. Low income housing, poverty, crime. Particularly bad is the VSL segment facing Bombardier, along Grenet and some other side streets there, pretty much all the way down to Cote-Vertu. Edouard-Laurin on the other side of Cote-Vertu is pretty bad too.

An area that gets a bad rap is Park Extension (aka Park Ex). This is the westernmost section of the Villeray-PX-St-Michel borough, north of Jean-Talon, south Crémazie, east of Acadie, west of Parc. Though shabby in some areas, generally honest hard-working immigrants from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Turkey, Africa, mostly owner-occupant triplexes and multiplexes. Very cosmpolitan in its markets, restaurants, shops.

Park Ex used to be Greektown, still many remain, several churches and businesses as well.

[thefoodgeek]

Originally Posted by barneyg

French link from 2006 study:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-561-...006007-fra.pdf

Page 15 has the map you're looking for. Blue/purplish areas are the highest violent crime areas -- parts of Verdun, Montréal-Nord, and Hochelaga. That said if you've traveled a bit you'll be disappointed by Montreal "ghettos" -- nowhere near as rundown as ghettos in most American cities.

That map from 2001 has Verdun marked as a very high-crime area. Is that still true today?

[Nick99]

Originally Posted by thefoodgeek

That map from 2001 has Verdun marked as a very high-crime area. Is that still true today?

No. Classic! Using a 2001 map and stats in a publication that pretends to be 2006.

[barneyg]

Here's a ranking using data from 2005-2008. I'm sorry if 2012 isn't available yet.

http://pdf.cyberpresse.ca/lapresse/crimespersonne.pdf

[Marionoh]

Verdun is far to be considered dangerous as well as low income areas. I would never walk in Cote Vertu metro or little Lebanon. That area is really strange...the village could be strange and sketchy too.

[Plantweed]

Originally Posted by Lital_The_Best

When I make my trip to Montreal, I also want to see the ghetto areas. Every city I go to I try to make a trip to the more the more low-income areas. Just like to see them. Except for Juarez in Mexico, HUGE mistake.

I hear you. These areas are more "real" and often have character, if you're willing to brave them. Plus, if you're into collecting old stuff (records, books, furniture) they are often treasure troves.

You're comment about Juarez is intriguing, tell us more.