Vancouver recorded 258 auto theft incidents in 2026 year-to-date through July, representing 1.3% of the city total of 20,238 reported incidents. Auto theft ranks 8th among 9 crime categories in the city open dataset. In 2025, full-year auto theft incidents reached 531, down 14.1% from 618 incidents in 2024. Among listed Vancouver neighbourhoods in 2026, Central Business District recorded 31 auto theft incidents and Sunset recorded 30.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vancouver.
This page details open-data reported Auto theft incidents for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, covering 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this period, local authorities logged 258 Auto theft incidents out of 20,238 total reported incidents across all recorded categories in the city. Based on these figures, Auto theft represents 1.3% of Vancouver's overall reported crime count for the period.
The underlying dataset spans from July 1, 2021 through August 13, 2026. Looking at complete annual totals in the published record, Auto theft recorded 467 incidents in 2021 before reaching 910 incidents in 2022. Subsequent complete calendar years recorded 741 incidents in 2023, 618 incidents in 2024, and 531 incidents in 2025, showing a 14.1% decrease from 2024 to 2025. For 2026, the partial total stands at 258 incidents through July.
Within Vancouver's open data for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Auto theft ranks 8th among the 9 tracked crime categories. With 258 recorded incidents, Auto theft registered lower counts than major property and violent crime categories. Specifically, Theft recorded 7,348 incidents, Assault recorded 3,778 incidents, and Theft from vehicle recorded 3,282 incidents. Auto theft also had fewer reported incidents than Mischief, which logged 3,206 incidents, and Break and enter, which recorded 1,161 incidents. Altogether, Auto theft accounts for a smaller volume of reported occurrences compared to these higher-ranking categories.
Auto theft accounts for a minor share of Vancouver's reported incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul), standing at 1.3% of all reported occurrences and ranking 8th among 9 categories. Multi-year data indicates an overall downward trend following a peak of 910 incidents in 2022. Annual totals decreased to 741 in 2023, 618 in 2024, and 531 in 2025, which marked a 14.1% single-year decline. In the 2026 year-to-date counts, Central Business District with 31 incidents and Sunset with 30 incidents represent the highest listed neighbourhood totals.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Vancouver recorded 258 Auto theft incidents. This represents 1.3% of the 20,238 total reported incidents across all 9 tracked categories in the city during the same period. Among all crime categories, Auto theft ranks 8th in total volume.
Between 2021 and 2025, annual Auto theft counts in Vancouver peaked in 2022 with 910 incidents. Counts were 467 in 2021, 741 in 2023, 618 in 2024, and 531 in 2025. Between 2024 and 2025, reported Auto theft incidents decreased by 14.1%.
In the 2026 year-to-date data through July, Central Business District recorded the highest count with 31 Auto theft incidents, followed by Sunset with 30 incidents. Strathcona logged 28 incidents, Grandview-Woodland recorded 22 incidents, and Mount Pleasant reported 17 incidents during the same timeframe.
In the 2026 year-to-date open-data record through July, Auto theft registered 258 incidents, which is substantially lower than Theft from vehicle at 3,282 incidents. Overall, Theft from vehicle remains a major category in Vancouver, while Auto theft ranks 8th among all 9 tracked categories.
Crime figures for Vancouver, BC are derived from official municipal open data published by local police services.