{"id":132242,"date":"2015-12-02T15:07:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T13:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=132242"},"modified":"2015-12-02T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T13:08:20","slug":"winning-the-fight-against-cycle-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/12\/02\/winning-the-fight-against-cycle-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning the fight against cycle theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/blog\/132087\/video-european-bike-stealing-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">European Bike Stealing Championships video<\/a> grabbed attention of millions last week. With our last article dedicated to bike stealing we\u2019d like to show you some good examples how to fight bike thieves on a municipal level.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sacramento Police department\u2019s bike unit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We like what this police unit does \u2013 well certainly the part where they are using bait bikes with the GPS tracker to catch bike thieves. And they do it very well. Because they are known for doing that in their neighbourhood, the crooks are now more scared to act. Also the law allows them to publish mugshots, which they do on their Twitter account. And some of them are\u2026 interesting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BaitBike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BaitBike<\/a> Arrest &#8211; Jacob Vance, 27, arrested for grand theft. @SacPD_BikeUnit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AgFv7CfaXN\">https:\/\/t.co\/AgFv7CfaXN<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/j3Z4GhHMXI\">pic.twitter.com\/j3Z4GhHMXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sacramento Police Department (@SacPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SacPolice\/status\/651077026158219264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Bristol method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Famous for its unicycles, fixies, dubstep and poi, Bristol is the Portland of the UK. Bristol was recently named the most active city in the UK and the 8th most active in the world according to The Active Cities 2015 report. Part of that success is down to regular bike theft crackdowns by the police, much publicised in the local press.<\/p>\n<p>While talking to cyclists and in the local press earlier this year, Acting Detective Inspector Mark Langdon said he wanted to \u201cprovide some reassurance about the work we\u2019re doing\u201d and said he was going to \u201ctarget key people driving the problem\u2026organised criminals\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/MVhOT7D7ADp\">https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/MVhOT7D7ADp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one operation alone 5 people were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen bikes, the pictures of which were published by the police &#8211; of the 70 bikes recovered all but 28 were reunited with their owners. Bristol may be weird, but its police are wired right.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Buildings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Investment is needed to provide cyclists with safe places to park their bikes. Studio RHE are London based architects who\u2019ve designed the capital\u2019s first cycle-in storage space for 250 bikes in an office space refit. You can now cycle straight off the street, down a ramp, and into a secure indoor parking space in your place of work without having to get off your bike once. This is cutting edge architectural vision \u2013 it will encourage the end users of the building to seriously consider cycling as a secure option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132245\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/12\/BIKE-RAMP-INVERTED-BAR-CODE-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Bike ramp in studio RHE\u2019s Alphabeta\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: RHE, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiorhe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Studiorhe.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The police in my town regularly camp outside the train station in the centre of town, and offer registering your bike with them for free. If it\u2019s stolen and they recover it from a criminal\u2019s house they\u2019ll notify you and you can pick it up.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/bdUtuqgHaQd<\/p>\n<p>Not only is my bike registered with the police, but also with a variety of apps such as the successful 529 Garage produced by Portland-based start up Project 529. If you discover your bike stolen, you can ping it\u2019s details to every other cyclist with Project 529 on their phone and they can all keep a look out for your beloved bike. As long as we cyclists stick together, we can keep our streets safe from the thieves.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The great Danes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At least 9 out of 10 Danes own a bike \u2013 they love them. Yet Danish insurance company Alm Brand conducted a YouGov poll which came up with the alarming statistic that 17% of Danes have at some point stolen a bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of this dirty Danish secret, the first half of 2015 had the lowest number of reported bike thefts in 20 years \u2013 yet it was still a staggering 25,500. In comparison, for the same period in 1995 the figure was 57,790. Either the 83% of Danes who\u2019ve never stolen a bike have given up on reporting their stolen bikes, or they\u2019re getting a lot better at keeping their bikes secure.<\/p>\n<p>With such a high percentage of bike ownership, cycling is well and truly a part of the Danish culture, and there are plenty of bikes to go around. Unless you\u2019ve had your Colnago Master Arabesque stolen, you\u2019re probably not too upset to see your bike go \u2013 and for the Danes who really do care, they\u2019ve probably got the best bike security going.<\/p>\n<p>The more bikes people own, all other things being equal, the lower the percentage probability that yours is the bike that gets selected to be stolen. The message? Get more people cycling. Tell people that riding and owning bikes is great. Cycling is the best thing you can do for your mind and body &#8211; so return the favour, and keep your bike safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our European Bike Stealing Championships video grabbed attention of millions last week. 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