According to a survey by the computer security software maker Norton, Toronto and Missisauga are have the highest per capita loss or theft of cell phones in the country. The figure is 48%. Remarkable. Nationally, the survey shows 33% of Canadian consumers have either lost or had their phone stolen. The survey of 1,508 Canadian adults was conducted between September 24 and October 7, 2010 and found the following cities to have the highest Cell Phone Loss/Theft:
Toronto (Mississauga) – 48%
Montreal (Laval) – 32%
Vancouver (Surrey, Burnaby) – 31%
Calgary – 23%
Halifax – 17%
The survey does not break out stolen versus lost. The former figure would be of interest to Torontonians who hear daily of young people having their phone stolen on the street or in the subway.
