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Auto theft in Richmond — Crime Map & Statistics

Between May 21, 2026 and July 20, 2026, Richmond recorded 15 auto theft incidents out of a city total of 234 reported incidents across five categories. Auto theft accounted for 6.4% of all incidents, ranking fourth among tracked crime categories. By comparison, theft from vehicle was the most frequent category with 121 incidents, followed by break and enter with 71 and bike theft with 22. Standard theft accounted for 5 incidents.

Data current through . Source: official Richmond police open-data portal.

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Auto theft incidents
6.4%
Share of Richmond incidents
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2026-05-21 to 2026-07-20
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Auto theft in Richmond

This page presents recorded Auto theft incident data for the city of Richmond, British Columbia, covering the period between May 21, 2026, and July 20, 2026. Over this timeframe, official open data tracking logged 15 Auto theft incidents across the municipality. All 15 recorded incidents in this category include confirmed occurrence dates, with zero undated records present in the dataset for this period.

Auto theft accounted for exactly 6.4% of the city total of 234 incidents logged across all categories in Richmond during the same timeframe. Out of 5 total categories tracked in the city's open data system, Auto theft represents a specific subset of property crime figures recorded over these two months. The data reflects all official records published for this selected reporting window.

How Auto theft compares

Among the 5 total categories tracked in Richmond, Auto theft ranks 4th with 15 recorded incidents. It was less frequent than Theft from vehicle, which recorded the highest count at 121 incidents, Break and enter with 71 incidents, and Bike theft with 22 incidents. Conversely, Auto theft was more frequent than Theft, which registered 5 incidents during the same period. This places Auto theft below most vehicle and property offences in Richmond, while remaining above general theft counts within the recorded 234 total city incidents.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Auto theft represents a modest portion of Richmond's recorded crime dataset, comprising 15 incidents out of 234 total municipal records between May 21, 2026, and July 20, 2026. Ranking 4th among 5 tracked categories, its 6.4% share is substantially lower than vehicle-related property crime like Theft from vehicle, which registered 121 incidents. With only a single reporting window available for 2026, the 15 recorded incidents establish an initial baseline count for vehicle theft in the city.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Auto theft in Richmond

How many Auto theft incidents were reported in Richmond?

Between May 21, 2026, and July 20, 2026, a total of 15 Auto theft incidents were recorded in Richmond, British Columbia. All 15 incidents in this category contain confirmed occurrence dates within the selected two-month reporting window published in local open data records.

What percentage of Richmond crime is Auto theft?

Auto theft accounted for 6.4% of all recorded incidents in Richmond during the reporting period. Out of 234 total incidents logged across 5 categories in the city, vehicle theft represents a smaller proportion compared to offences like Theft from vehicle.

How does Auto theft rank compared to other crime categories in Richmond?

Auto theft ranks 4th out of 5 tracked crime categories in Richmond. Its 15 recorded incidents place it below Theft from vehicle at 121, Break and enter at 71, and Bike theft at 22, but above general Theft, which recorded 5 incidents.

What period does this Richmond Auto theft data cover?

The dataset covers the period from May 21, 2026, to July 20, 2026. During this two-month window, 15 Auto theft incidents were documented out of the 234 total recorded incidents across all categories in Richmond, with zero undated records reported in the category.

Other crime categories in Richmond

Sources

Data for Richmond auto theft incidents is compiled from official municipal open data portals in BC.

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