Nearly half of vehicles stolen in Peel Region this year recovered: Cops

Nearly half of vehicles stolen in Peel Region this year recovered: Cops

Peel Regional Police say they’ve recovered almost half of the vehicles stolen in the region since the beginning of the 2025, with a total value of $26 million.

Number of stolen vehicles down 45% so far this year in Mississauga and Brampton

Police say stepping up efforts against car thieves and organized crime groups have paid off in Mississauga and Brampton with a steep drop in the number of vehicles stolen so far this year. Local police have called Mississauga and Brampton the car theft capital of Canada, with Peel Regional Police seeing a record-breaking year in 2023 with more than 7,500 stolen vehicles reported. But the number of thefts dropped around 16 per cent in 2024 and ar…