Chicago Police Less Willing To Curb Bike Thefts Than Some Other Cities, Internet Vigilantesan

Did any one catch this article from last week from CBS?

Chicago Police Less Willing To Curb Bike Thefts Than Some Other Cities, Internet Vigilantes

July 23, 2014 12:26 PM

Bikes! They’re yours for the taking (please don’t take them). (Photo Credit: Mason Johnson)

By Mason Johnson — This is part one of a series of articles on bike thefts. You’ll be able to see future articles here.

How many bikes are stolen in Chicago every year?

I don’t know.

Nor does the Chicago Police Department. They don’t keep track of individual bike thefts, which are categorized with all other larcenies. Even if they wanted to give you a number, they wouldn’t have one to give. Full article here.

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Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on July 29, 2014 at 9:10am

The only pseudo good thing about living so far north in Chicago is there isn't a lot of biking done up here and not a lot of people who lock their bikes up outside. Mine all come indoors, I'd rather carry it into my apartment than not.

When I do venture into the city I keep the bike in view with a u-lock and usually 2-3 more locks. If they are taking my bike they are going to have to work for it and pray I don't catch them trying to take it.