In 2026 through July, Vancouver recorded 3,282 theft from vehicle incidents out of a city total of 20,238 incidents across all categories, representing 16.2% of all citywide reported crime. Theft from vehicle ranks third among nine categories, below theft (7,348) and assault (3,778), but above mischief (3,206). In 2025, the category recorded 5,458 incidents, down 5.6% from 5,779 in 2024. The Central Business District recorded the largest neighbourhood count with 1,032 incidents.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vancouver.
This page provides an official overview of reported theft from vehicle incidents in Vancouver, British Columbia. For the 2026 calendar year to date through July, police recorded 3,282 theft from vehicle incidents across Vancouver neighbourhoods. This count forms a notable component of the city's overall total of 20,238 reported incidents across all nine open-data categories during the same year-to-date period.
Theft from vehicle accounts for 16.2% of all reported incidents in Vancouver during this timeframe. The statistics published on this page draw from the municipality's full open-data archive, which spans occurrence dates from July 1, 2021, up to August 13, 2026. This resource outlines multi-year historical trend series, city-wide category rankings, and specific neighbourhood counts to illustrate how theft from vehicle records are distributed across the city.
In Vancouver, theft from vehicle ranks 3rd among the 9 recorded crime categories for 2026 year-to-date. With 3,282 incidents, theft from vehicle is less frequent than general Theft, which stands at 7,348 incidents, and Assault, which recorded 3,778 incidents. However, theft from vehicle has a higher count than Mischief at 3,206 incidents, Break and enter at 1,161 incidents, and the Other category at 705 incidents. These comparisons place vehicle-related property theft among the most frequently logged categories in the city's open dataset for the current period.
Theft from vehicle remains one of Vancouver's most prominent property crime categories in 2026, ranking 3rd overall with 3,282 incidents through July. Historical series show that annual totals peaked at 7,071 in 2023 after rising from 3,880 in 2021. Annual counts subsequently decreased to 5,779 in 2024 and 5,458 in 2025, marking a 5.6% year-over-year decline between those complete years. Within the 2026 neighbourhood figures, Central Business District leads with 1,032 recorded incidents, followed by Strathcona with 251 and West End with 238.
For 2026 year-to-date through July, police recorded 3,282 theft from vehicle incidents in Vancouver. This category represents 16.2% of the city's overall total of 20,238 incidents across all nine open-data categories. The published figures reflect open-data records available through August 13, 2026.
Between 2021 and 2025, annual theft from vehicle counts in Vancouver shifted from 3,880 in 2021 to a peak of 7,071 in 2023. Totals subsequently declined to 5,779 incidents in 2024 and 5,458 in 2025, marking a 5.6% decrease between 2024 and 2025.
For 2026 year-to-date, Central Business District recorded the highest count with 1,032 theft from vehicle incidents. Other top listed areas include Strathcona with 251 incidents, West End with 238, Kensington-Cedar Cottage with 231, and Renfrew-Collingwood with 170 incidents.
Theft from vehicle ranks 3rd among 9 categories in Vancouver for 2026 year-to-date. Its total of 3,282 incidents is lower than general Theft at 7,348 and Assault at 3,778, but higher than Mischief at 3,206 and Break and enter at 1,161.
Data is sourced from the Vancouver Police Department open data initiative in British Columbia (BC).