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Auto theft in Calgary

⚠ Calgary's open-data feed stopped updating on 2024-11-01 (2 years ago). The numbers below are a frozen snapshot, not current. More recent data may be available from the local police service.

Calgary reported 348 auto theft incidents in 2024, representing 17.3% of the city's total 2,009 recorded crimes across all categories. This places auto theft as the fourth most common offence out of five, trailing break and enter, assault, and theft from vehicle, but ahead of robbery. The data cover the full calendar year and reflect only reported incidents in the official dataset.

Data period: November 2024. Source: official police open-data portal covering Calgary.

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Auto theft in Calgary

This page presents the open‑data record of auto theft incidents reported in Calgary for the complete calendar year 2024. The dataset records 348 auto thefts, representing 17.3% of the city’s total of 2,009 reported crimes. Figures are sourced from the Alberta open‑data portal and reflect incidents formally logged by police, without any estimation or modelling.\n\nThe counts cover the full 2024 year, as defined by the archive’s calendar‑year basis, and are not limited to a recent 60‑day map window. All numbers are exact incident totals as published by the province.

How Auto theft compares

Auto theft ranks fourth among Calgary’s five crime categories for 2024. With 348 incidents, it trails Break and enter (563) and Assault (503), and is slightly below Theft from vehicle (498). Robbery is the least common, with just 97 incidents. The category’s share of 17.3% of all crime places it behind the two leading categories but ahead of the lower‑volume offences, highlighting its relative prominence in the city’s overall crime landscape.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Auto theft represents a sizable share of Calgary’s reported crime, comprising 17.3% of the total incident count for 2024. Its fourth‑place ranking indicates it is less common than Break and enter, Assault, and Theft from vehicle, yet more prevalent than Robbery. The year‑series contains only the 2024 figure, so no year‑over‑year trend can be assessed from this data set. The proportion suggests that vehicle security remains a notable concern for residents and law‑enforcement resources.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Auto theft in Calgary

What does the auto theft category include?

The auto theft category counts incidents where a motor vehicle was unlawfully taken or attempted to be taken, as recorded by police reports. In Calgary during 2024, a total of 348 such incidents were documented.

How many auto thefts were reported in Calgary in 2024?

The open‑data feed shows 348 auto theft incidents for the full calendar year 2024. This figure is part of the province’s publicly released crime statistics for Calgary.

How does auto theft compare to other crime types in Calgary?

Auto theft ranks fourth among five crime categories, with 348 incidents. It is lower than Break and enter (563), Assault (503), and Theft from vehicle (498), but higher than Robbery, which recorded 97 incidents in the same year.

Why is the auto theft count presented as a percentage of city‑wide crimes?

Expressing auto theft as 17.3% of the city’s total 2,009 reported crimes provides context on its relative share within Calgary’s overall crime landscape for 2024.

Sources

Data sourced from the Alberta open‑data portal (province code AB).

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