Auto thefts down from 2023, but remain high, new data shows

New data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) shows that even though claims for auto theft dropped in the first half of 2024 compared to their 2023 peak, the rates of reported theft remain well above those of years prior. Published last Wednesday, the data from IBC tallied 17,647 auto theft claims in the first half of 2024, compared with 21,907 in the same period last year. The 19-per-cent drop represents a reversal of trends in recent years, at least in the short term. In the decade leadin