In Canada late model car theft is a huge issue, especially in the Greater Toronto Area.
Thieves will usually use a signal extender or something to take advantage of the keyless go and drive away, usually driven to a port in Quebec IIRC where they are then shipped to Africa or the Middle East where they’re resold.
Just two weeks ago $60 million in stolen cars were recovered (article)), I hear about people’s cars being stolen from work parking lots, know of people on my street who have had attempts to steal their cars.
Most commonly stolen cars are probably Toyota/Honda SUVs and pickups.
I think the rate at which car thefts were happening in Toronto in the last 2 years are unmatched anywhere in the world. But ofc, the US has a much larger population and more cars (+older ones with less security features) in general. Thus, the number of thefts is probably still lower.
Also, more than half of all US states have some sort of stand your ground laws where you can protect your property with force. Whereas in Canada, you go to jail for shooting intruders who hold a gun up to your mom.
The US has way worse rates, see topcomment.
I’m talking about the rate at which car thefts are trending. Just 5 years ago, toronto was in the low 3000s for car thefts. Now in 2022/23, were at 10000.
While in Oakland, they were always trending around ~8000 for the last 15 years.