Record number of auto thefts recorded in Calgary

Sep 12, 2019 | 3:30 PM

Calgary’s police chief says the city recorded the highest number of auto thefts in the country last year.

Mark Neufeld says just under 62,000 vehicles were stolen, well above the five-year trend.

Neufeld says the rise in methamphetamine use is behind the trend, with stolen vehicles being used to commit break-and-enters motivated by drug use.

Statistics Canada also reported Calgary was in the top spot in auto thefts in 2017 with an average of 111 vehicles stolen each week.