>Car theft is such an epidemic that it was declared a “national crisis” by the Insurance Bureau of Canada, which says insurers have had to pay out more than C$1.5bn ($1bn; £860m) in vehicle theft claims last year.
and
>In 2022, more than 105,000 cars were stolen in Canada – about one car every five minutes.
Very high when considering canada’s population is about 39 million.
>Meanwhile, some Canadians have taken matters into their own hands, doing everything from installing trackers on their cars to hiring private neighbourhood security.
The private security part of the economy there is doing well.
Although the biggest winners may be international gangs, with cars appear thousands of miles away
>A few months later, that very same truck appeared on a website of vehicles for sale in Ghana, an ocean and some 8,500km away.
And they have a high success rate.
>In October, the Toronto Police Service announced an 11-month investigation that recovered 1,080 vehicles worth around C$60m., external
Only 1,080 cars recovered out of more than 105,000 cars.
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>Car theft is such an epidemic that it was declared a “national crisis” by the Insurance Bureau of Canada, which says insurers have had to pay out more than C$1.5bn ($1bn; £860m) in vehicle theft claims last year.
and
>In 2022, more than 105,000 cars were stolen in Canada – about one car every five minutes.
Very high when considering canada’s population is about 39 million.
>Meanwhile, some Canadians have taken matters into their own hands, doing everything from installing trackers on their cars to hiring private neighbourhood security.
The private security part of the economy there is doing well.
Although the biggest winners may be international gangs, with cars appear thousands of miles away
>A few months later, that very same truck appeared on a website of vehicles for sale in Ghana, an ocean and some 8,500km away.
And they have a high success rate.
>In October, the Toronto Police Service announced an 11-month investigation that recovered 1,080 vehicles worth around C$60m., external
Only 1,080 cars recovered out of more than 105,000 cars.