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Alberta #1 in vehicle thefts

Mar 7, 2018 | 5:32 AM

EDMONTON- New figures indicate Alberta leads the country in vehicle thefts.

According to Statistics Canada more than 60 vehicles are stolen in the province each day.

To put the numbers into perspective, Alberta has about 11 per cent of the national population, but accounts for 29 per cent of all vehicle thefts.

In January, one quarter of the stolen vehicles had their keys inside at the time.