Coquitlam reported 52 auto theft incidents in the 2026 year‑to‑date period, accounting for 11.8% of the city’s total 441 crimes. This places auto theft third among three crime categories, behind theft from vehicle (260 incidents) and break and enter (129 incidents). Year‑over‑year counts have declined from 66 in 2025, continuing a downward trend observed since 2021. All 52 incidents were recorded in the Coquitlam neighbourhood itself, reflecting the concentration of reports there.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Coquitlam.
This page presents the open‑data count of auto theft incidents reported in Coquitlam, British Columbia, for the latest calendar year��2026, covering the year‑to‑date period through July. The dataset records 52 auto thefts, which represent 11.8 % of the city’s total 441 crime incidents for the same period.
The figures reflect only incidents that were formally reported and logged; unreported thefts are not captured. They are drawn from the full on‑disk archive and are not limited to the rolling 60‑day map window.
Auto theft ranks third among Coquitlam’s three crime categories, with 52 incidents YTD. It trails Theft from vehicle, which recorded 260 incidents, and Break and enter, with 129 incidents. Despite being the least common of the three, auto theft still accounts for a notable share of overall crime, illustrating that vehicle‑related offences remain a significant concern for the city.
Auto theft comprises a modest proportion of Coquitlam’s overall crime landscape, sitting at 11.8 % of the total and ranking third of three categories. The year‑to‑date count of 52 continues a downward trajectory: from 90 incidents in 2024 to 66 in 2025 and 52 in 2026. The latest YoY change shows a 26.7 % decline, indicating a steady reduction in reported auto thefts over recent years.
The open‑data set records 52 auto theft incidents in Coquitlam for the year‑to‑date period through July 2026.
Auto theft makes up 11.8 % of all crime incidents reported in Coquitlam, based on a total of 441 recorded crimes for the same period.
Theft from vehicle is far more common, with 260 incidents, compared to 52 auto thefts. This makes the latter the least frequent of the three major categories.
Auto thefts have decreased. The 2025 count was 66 incidents, a 26.7 % drop from the 90 incidents recorded in 2024, and the 2026 YTD total is 52.
Data sourced from the British Columbia open‑data portal (BC).