Canada Becomes The Centre Of Car Theft In World
Date
7/10/2024 9:55:15 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Earlier this summer, Interpol ranked Canada among the 10 worst
countries for car theft among the 137 countries represented in the
organisation's database.
Azernews reports that Interpol's press
secretary called this a "special" achievement, considering that
Canada started sharing its information with the international
police organisation only in February 2024.
According to Interpol, since February of this year, more than
1,500 cars stolen in Canada have been detected in different
countries around the world; every week, as a rule, another 200 cars
continue to be identified at the ports of other countries.
Auto theft has become such an epidemic that the Insurance Bureau
of Canada has called it a "national crisis." Last year, insurers
paid out more than C$1.5 billion (about $1 billion) in auto theft
claims.
According to publications, the prevalence and statistics of car
theft in Canada are staggering, while the country's population is
much smaller than that of the United States and Great Britain,
where similar crimes are high. In addition, Canada does not have as
many port cities as, for example, the United States.
According to Elliott Silverstein, director of government
relations for the Canadian Automobile Association, the way Canadian
ports operate makes them more vulnerable to this type of crime.
"The port system focuses more on what comes into the country
than what comes out of the country. It is difficult to track the
vehicles since I am not familiar with the containers in the port,"
he said.
As many publications have emphasised, comprehensive measures and
enhanced cooperation are necessary at both the national and
international levels to effectively solve the problem.
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