Canada: reported motor vehicle theft rate 2000-2023

This statistic shows Canada's reported motor vehicle theft rate from 2000 to 2023. There were about 286.46 motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents in Canada in 2021. Motor Vehicle TheftMotor vehicle theft, a subset of property crime, is the theft or attempted theft of any self-propelled land vehicles such as cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Motor vehicles are typically stolen for resale and parts after being stripped down, or for joy rides, short term thefts for the sole purpose of entertainment. Motor vehicle theft has been on the decline for some years. It follows the downward trend of all property crime in Canada, which is down 40 percent since 2000. It is thought one of the primary reasons for the decline in motor vehicle thefts is better anti-theft technology in newer cars, such as engine immobilizers, which make it very difficult to steal without the ignition key. In fact, all of the vehicles on Insurance Bureau of Canada’s list of top ten most stolen automobiles predate legislation that went into effect in 2007 requiring new cars sold in Canada to be equipped with an engine immobilizer.

本统计数据显示了2000年至2023年加拿大报告的机动车辆盗窃率。在2021年，加拿大每10万人中有约286.46起机动车辆盗窃案。机动车辆盗窃（Motor vehicle theft），作为财产犯罪的一个子集，是指对任何自驱动陆地车辆（如汽车、卡车、摩托车和全地形车）的盗窃或企图盗窃。机动车辆通常在被拆卸后用于二手销售和零部件，或为了娱乐而进行的短期盗窃。近年来，机动车辆盗窃率呈现下降趋势。这与加拿大所有财产犯罪的整体下降趋势相一致，自2000年以来财产犯罪下降了40%。人们认为，机动车辆盗窃率下降的主要原因之一是新车上更先进的防盗技术，例如发动机锁止器，这使得在没有点火钥匙的情况下盗窃变得极为困难。事实上，加拿大保险局发布的十大最易被盗汽车名单上的所有车辆均在2007年生效的立法之前，该立法要求在加拿大销售的汽车必须配备发动机锁止器。