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[2]: 6 According to a bicycle theft study in Ellensburg, Washington, approximately 80% of stolen bicycles are stolen for enjoyment or transportation services. [2]: 6 The London Cycle Theft Survey (2016), by Stolen Ride and London Cycling Campaign, 55% reported being 'very concerned' with the security of their bikes out and about in London.
Possession of stolen goods is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods.. In many jurisdictions, if an individual has accepted possession of goods (or property) and knew they were stolen, then the individual may be charged with a crime, depending on the value of the stolen goods, and the goods are returned to the original owner.
Their list of stolen bikes is openly available. [citation needed] National Bike Registry (NBR, originally based in California) is a free bicycle register. [4] In 2017 NBR was purchased and merged with 529 Garage (based in Seattle, Washington). Once a bike is stolen the police can list it in National Crime Information Center.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a number of motorbikes, cars and numbers plates were reported to have been stolen from the Camborne, Pool and Redruth areas between 12 October and 19 November.
According to Bryan Hance, who runs bikeindex.org, a nonprofit international registry of stolen bikes, 11,378 thefts were reported in 2019, with 1,108 bikes recovered. In 2020, the numbers surged ...
In 2016, Bike Index announced integration with LeadsOnline, [8] [9] [10] one of the USA's largest pawn search systems used by law enforcement officers to uncover stolen goods. According to Bryan Hance of Bike Index, "one of the first 'hits' was a bike that was stolen in Salt Lake City, Utah and pawned at a shop in Nevada — 400 miles away." [11]
Phones have become such invaluable travel aids, housing our navigation tools, digital wallets, itineraries, and contacts, that having your phone stolen, lost, or compromised while abroad can be ...
Only about 5% of stolen bikes are returned to their owners. About a quarter of people whose bicycle is stolen stop cycling, and 66% cycle less often. [2] The UK BikeRegister database, used by the police to recover and return stolen bicycles, [3] reached its millionth registration in January 2021. [2]