Auto theft accounts for 2.8% of Markham's 5,889 reported incidents in 2026 YTD through July. The 166 auto thefts are down from 426 in full-year 2025 and 764 in 2024, after a series peak of 1,212 in 2023. Largest listed neighbourhood counts: Markham East, Markham Hagerman and Markham West, 25 each. The category ranks 8th among 12 categories. Figures are YTD, not a 60-day map window.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Markham.
Markham's auto theft page summarizes reported auto theft incidents in the city using open-data records. For 2026 year-to-date through July, the published archive shows 166 auto thefts, representing 2.8% of the 5,889 total incidents citywide across all categories. Auto theft ranks 8th among 12 categories in this feed, below larger categories such as theft, fraud, and assault.
The multi-year series shows how the category has shifted since 2021. Auto theft reports rose from 489 in 2021 to 629 in 2022, then reached 1,212 in 2023. The count fell to 764 in 2024 and 426 in 2025. The current 166 reports cover only part of 2026, so comparisons to full years should account for the shorter reporting window.
Auto theft in Markham is among the lower-ranked categories in the city's published open-data totals, placing 8th of 12. The 166 auto thefts are smaller than the five categories shown alongside it on this page: Theft (1,754), Other (1,223), Fraud (881), Assault (766), and Mischief (469). In percentage terms, auto theft accounts for 2.8% of Markham's total 5,889 incidents. Because 2026 is a year-to-date total through July, this rank reflects only the first seven months of published data.
Auto theft in Markham sits below several major categories, ranking 8th of 12 and accounting for 2.8% of the city's 5,889 reported incidents. The multi-year series peaked at 1,212 reports in 2023, then fell to 764 in 2024 and 426 in 2025, a 44.2% year-over-year decline. The 2026 YTD count of 166 through July continues the lower range, though it covers only part of the year. Neighbourhood totals are low, with three areas tied at 25 reports each.
Markham's open-data feed shows 166 auto thefts for 2026 year-to-date through July. That is 2.8% of the city's 5,889 reported incidents across all categories in the same window. Because 2026 is still under way, this is a partial-year count rather than a full calendar-year total.
The published year-over-year comparison for Markham shows a 44.2% decrease. Auto theft went from 764 incidents in 2024 to 426 in 2025. These are complete calendar-year counts in the open-data series. By comparison, 2023 had 1,212 reports, and the 2026 YTD count of 166 covers only January through July.
Markham East, Markham Hagerman, and Markham West each had 25 auto thefts in the 2026 YTD data. Milliken West followed with 24, and Markham 16th had 10. These are the highest listed neighbourhood counts for this category in the current published window. No other neighbourhood in the top five exceeded 25.
Auto theft ranks 8th out of 12 categories in Markham. Its 166 incidents are below larger listed categories such as Theft (1,754), Other (1,223), Fraud (881), Assault (766), and Mischief (469). The count represents 2.8% of the city's 5,889 total reported incidents, placing it well below the leading categories in the published archive.
Data source: City of Markham open data (Ontario, ON).