Comments on: The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Motor vehicle theft http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/04/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-motor-vehicle-theft/ Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Smiley http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/04/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-canada-motor-vehicle-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-92449 Brian Smiley Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:39:04 +0000 http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=40550#comment-92449 While your figures focus on 2007, I'm pleased to state that Winnipeg’s auto theft problem (total and attempted) has declined 53% since the implementation in 2005 of a number of proactive initiatives including the Manitoba Public Insurance Immobilizer Program. Forecasts anticipate an additional decline of more than 40 percent in the next year as compared to the current year. Based on these forecasts, Winnipeg is expected to shed its title as Auto Theft Capital of Canada. For those interested in seeing the progress in Manitoba, and Winnipeg readers can go to: http://www.mpi.mb.ca/english/autotheft/ATProgress.html Sincerely Brian Smiley Manitoba Public Insurance While your figures focus on 2007, I’m pleased to state that Winnipeg’s auto theft problem (total and attempted) has declined 53% since the implementation in 2005 of a number of proactive initiatives including the Manitoba Public Insurance Immobilizer Program. Forecasts anticipate an additional decline of more than 40 percent in the next year as compared to the current year.

Based on these forecasts, Winnipeg is expected to shed its title as Auto Theft Capital of Canada. For those interested in seeing the progress in Manitoba, and Winnipeg readers can go to:
http://www.mpi.mb.ca/english/autotheft/ATProgress.html

Sincerely
Brian Smiley
Manitoba Public Insurance

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