IN TORONTO PROPER, VEHICLE THEFTS WERE UP SOME 25.4 PER CENT OVER 2022, WITH MORE THAN 11,765 RECORDED THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO TORONTO POLICE’S MAJOR CRIMES INDICATOR DASHBOARD . THAT STEEP INCREASE FOLLOWED A 45 PERCENT JUMP IN 2022 FROM 2021.
THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A RISE IN VIOLENT CAR JACKING ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE ONTARIO POLICE FORCES.