Seems Toronto has a problem....duh. Just saw this article recently. Portland got a problem by shifting car cops to regular shifts due to short staffing. So naturally car thefts increased. I've heard it's a little better. For a couple 10 years Kia cars were super easy to steal.
Many modern Hyundais and Kias lack a useful anti-theft device called an immobilizer, which prevents a vehicle from starting when someone attempts to use a key or key fob that doesn’t match the car. This means that thieves can simply break into the vehicle, remove the steering column cover, jam a makeshift key into the ignition cylinder, and start the car.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/world/canada/toronto-car-theft-epidemic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU0.jf2S.hI0yUwg8p4Oo&smid=url-share