New car theft rates down across Canada

It also helps ifyou don't live in British Columbia, since thecar theft rate there is about three times the national rate and five to sixtimes the rate for Ontario.It was 3.66 per 100 vehicles in 2001, 3.17 in 2002 and 2.71 in 2003.

Ontario, on the otherhand, recorded a thefts per 100 insured vehicles rate of 0.69 in 2001, 0.63 in2002, and 0.53 in 2003.

The only regionof Canadathat has better theft rates is Atlantic Canada, which registered 0.31 in 2001,0.28 in 2002, and 0.21 in 2003.

Quebec was 1.24 in 2001,1.07 in 2002, and 0.95 in 2003.

The combinedrate for Manitoba, Saskatchewanand Albertawas 1.13 in 2001, 1.03 in 2002, and 1.08 in 2003.