A car was stolen every 40 minutes in Toronto last year, police chief says

More than 12,000 stolen cars last year valued at almost $800 million

Toronto's police chief says more than 12,000 vehicles were stolen across the city last year, a figure that equates to a car theft every 40 minutes. 

Chief Myron Demkiw says the stolen cars have a combined value of $790 million.

There have also been 68 carjackings so far in 2024, he says, which is a 106 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

Demkiw says that in a January incident, suspected thieves stole a vehicle from a grocery store parking lot with two children strapped in car seats inside and drove around for 15 minutes before being stopped by police. 

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