Canada’s auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year — but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of stolen vehicles is still 'unreasonably' high.
Two recovered stolen vehicles are shown ahead of a news conference on car thefts in Montreal on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The association’s report tracks thefts of household vehicles like cars, trucks, vans and SUVs and does not include thefts of commercial vehicles. “Essentially, it’s a way for them to get free vehicles because they’ve stolen them, registered it, and it’s driving around like a legitimate vehicle.” “That’s the whole network of these organized crime groups. It’s not just one individual that’s doing this. They have a network,” he said. “If there’s a lot of enforcement going on in one part of a country, they will gravitate to another.”
Gast said there is work going on “behind the scenes” to combat the spread of fake VIN numbers; he declined to share details publicly in order to “make it harder for criminals.” The biggest regional decrease in auto thefts was recorded in Quebec, where the number dropped from 15,000 in 2023 to about 10,000 last year.
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