{"id":38710,"date":"2026-08-11T14:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38710"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:41:37","slug":"auto-thefts-continue-downward-trend-across-canada-new-report-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38710","title":{"rendered":"Auto thefts continue downward trend across Canada, new report shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"img-container breakout-on-small-screens\">\n<div class=\"aspect-ratio-container\">\n<div class=\"aspect-ratio-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wpRssService\/imageRedirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmapi.cp.org%2Fasset-photos%2F426633be-bacb-48c4-942e-859bdf243c41%2F3c024f97a68e154e1379947bcec4245c47fab52e31cad23e282db3c3976e1b91.jpg\" class=\"object-fit-cover\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"feature-info overlap\">\n<p>RCMP investigator Maxime Deschenes looks at a recovered stolen Lexus at a news conference on Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Ryan Remiorz<\/p>\n<p>By <span class=\"sc-author\">The Canadian Press<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sc-time\">Aug 11, 2026 | 2:00 AM<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2014 Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from \u00c9quit\u00e9 Association.<\/p>\n<p>The report by the non-profit anti-fraud group, which collected car theft statistics from January to June of this year, recorded the steepest drop in thefts in Alberta \u2014 15.1 per cent fewer cases than during the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The report, released Tuesday, said auto theft in Canada is trending toward \u201cpre-crisis levels\u201d before 2021, when the number of auto thefts shot up.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Gast, national vice president of intelligence and investigations at \u00c9quit\u00e9 Association, said that crisis was caused by the shortage of new vehicles brought on by the pandemic \u2014 which encouraged organized crime to ramp up auto thefts to meet the global demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RCMP investigator Maxime Deschenes looks at a recovered stolen Lexus at a news conference on Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Montreal. 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