How many bikes are stolen in the bay area in a year?

Leon Vladimirov

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Jul 21, 2016, 1:06:51 AM7/21/16

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Joshua Bastian

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Jul 21, 2016, 4:43:17 PM7/21/16

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Thousands.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 10:06 PM, Leon Vladimirov <leonvla...@gmail.com> wrote:

How many bikes are stolen in the bay area in a year?

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Joshua Bastian

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Jul 21, 2016, 4:43:45 PM7/21/16

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Probably 10's of thousands if not more.

Robert Prinz

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Jul 21, 2016, 7:27:04 PM7/21/16

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In 2007 the SFPD estimated between 2,000 and 3,000 bikes were stolen each year from SF alone, and that number has likely increased significantly since then: http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/08/08/city-could-require-bicycle-access-in-downtown-buildings/

Some studies have suggested that only 50-25% of all stolen bikes are actually reported to the police so the actual number of thefts is unknown, but for the whole Bay Area I agree that tens of thousands per year is indeed a very realistic and even conservative figure.

Any reason why you asked this question? Just curious.

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