FUN FACTS - The Bike Theft Edition - The Chainlink2024-03-28T17:29:33Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/fun-facts-the-bike-theft?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A332209&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAccording to your theft repor…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-19:2211490:Comment:5965032012-09-19T02:21:49.468ZKevin C Dormanthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinC
<p>According to your theft report, your black & gold fixed gear was stolen from a park where you left it unlocked. If you are using two u-locks now, locking it to something substantial like a bike rack, every time, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Last year from 4/1-10/31/11, there were 616 reports to the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Eighty-four of them were locked with a newer u-lock with a flat key (14%). One, possibly 2 of them were locked with 2 u-locks…</p>
<p>According to your theft report, your black & gold fixed gear was stolen from a park where you left it unlocked. If you are using two u-locks now, locking it to something substantial like a bike rack, every time, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Last year from 4/1-10/31/11, there were 616 reports to the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Eighty-four of them were locked with a newer u-lock with a flat key (14%). One, possibly 2 of them were locked with 2 u-locks (<0.3%). </p>
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<p>Use two U-locks. Breathe easy.<br/> <br/> <cite>Vitaliy said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/fun-facts-the-bike-theft?page=6&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A596302&x=1#2211490Comment596302"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>A comment regarding your last sentence. After having my beautiful bike stolen, I have been extremely paranoid about my new bike whenever I lock it. Honestly, I dont care hold long I have to spend to find a good spot and lock it. (I use two ulocks and a wire). Even with all of this security, as I walk to the location where I locked my bike, I hope that it is still there. And once I catch a glimpse of it, all the paranoia exhales with my next breath.</p>
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</blockquote> A comment regarding your last…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-19:2211490:Comment:5963022012-09-19T01:13:30.530ZVitaliyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Vitaliy
<p>A comment regarding your last sentence. After having my beautiful bike stolen, I have been extremely paranoid about my new bike whenever I lock it. Honestly, I dont care hold long I have to spend to find a good spot and lock it. (I use two ulocks and a wire). Even with all of this security, as I walk to the location where I locked my bike, I hope that it is still there. And once I catch a glimpse of it, all the paranoia exhales with my next breath.</p>
<p>A comment regarding your last sentence. After having my beautiful bike stolen, I have been extremely paranoid about my new bike whenever I lock it. Honestly, I dont care hold long I have to spend to find a good spot and lock it. (I use two ulocks and a wire). Even with all of this security, as I walk to the location where I locked my bike, I hope that it is still there. And once I catch a glimpse of it, all the paranoia exhales with my next breath.</p> Yes you can.
The figure of "…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-18:2211490:Comment:5958462012-09-18T17:18:56.708ZKevin C Dormanthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinC
<p>Yes you can. </p>
<p>The figure of "over 5000 stolen bikes" from the CPD was in a response to a FOIA request I made on 10/19/10. The date of the CPD response was 11/29/10. The dates covered by their response were 1/1/10 - 11/5/10. </p>
<p>Just as the theft reports to the Chicago Police Department represent some smaller subset of the universe of annual stolen bikes, the CSBR reports are not a comprehensive list.</p>
<p>I suppose your decision to use that figure in an article depends on your…</p>
<p>Yes you can. </p>
<p>The figure of "over 5000 stolen bikes" from the CPD was in a response to a FOIA request I made on 10/19/10. The date of the CPD response was 11/29/10. The dates covered by their response were 1/1/10 - 11/5/10. </p>
<p>Just as the theft reports to the Chicago Police Department represent some smaller subset of the universe of annual stolen bikes, the CSBR reports are not a comprehensive list.</p>
<p>I suppose your decision to use that figure in an article depends on your attribution and recognition of the limitations of the data.</p> Hi Kevin - Could I ask you ab…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-18:2211490:Comment:5957552012-09-18T15:17:06.102ZErin Vogelhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ErinVogel
<p>Hi Kevin - Could I ask you about some of the stats you mentioned, specifically the CPD estimate that 5000 bikes are stolen in the city every year? Did you get those from the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry? Would I be able to use that estimate for an article I'm writing about bike theft in Chicago? thanks! I can be reached via comment or e-mail: erine.vogel@gmail.com</p>
<p>Hi Kevin - Could I ask you about some of the stats you mentioned, specifically the CPD estimate that 5000 bikes are stolen in the city every year? Did you get those from the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry? Would I be able to use that estimate for an article I'm writing about bike theft in Chicago? thanks! I can be reached via comment or e-mail: erine.vogel@gmail.com</p> That's great to hear-- in gen…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-16:2211490:Comment:5347262012-04-16T02:34:56.890Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>That's great to hear-- in general though it would be great if people who get their bikes back let the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry know about it so we can update your listing, and offer something happy and useful to those reading the site to deepen their understanding of the current face of bike theft.</p>
<p>Further details would be appreciated-- did you get police or SoR security help? Was it sitting at a vendor's booth or was someone shopping it around?</p>
<p>Thanks.…<br></br> <br></br></p>
<p>That's great to hear-- in general though it would be great if people who get their bikes back let the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry know about it so we can update your listing, and offer something happy and useful to those reading the site to deepen their understanding of the current face of bike theft.</p>
<p>Further details would be appreciated-- did you get police or SoR security help? Was it sitting at a vendor's booth or was someone shopping it around?</p>
<p>Thanks.<br/> <br/> <cite>Connor Egan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/fun-facts-the-bike-theft?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A332198&page=6#2211490Comment534713"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i was extremely lucky. I had my allez stolen right in front of my store i work at near North and clybourn high foot traffic and still stolen. I found my 6 weeks later being sold at the swap on ashland and 43rd part for part exactly the same. Grabbed my police report with serial number got it back there and than no paperwork nothing thank god. </p>
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</blockquote> OK, I'll put the link to this…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-16:2211490:Comment:5348402012-04-16T02:28:33.266Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>OK, I'll put the link to this page on the stickers :-)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>James BlackHeron said:</cite></p>
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<p>Nice work!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Thunder Snow said:…</cite></p>
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<p>OK, I'll put the link to this page on the stickers :-)<br/> <br/> <cite>James BlackHeron said:</cite></p>
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<p>Nice work!<br/> <br/> <cite>Thunder Snow said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/fun-facts-the-bike-theft?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A534093&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment534093"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35241991?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/35241991?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p>
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</blockquote> i was extremely lucky. I had…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-15:2211490:Comment:5347132012-04-15T23:47:18.731ZConnor Eganhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ConnorEgan
<p>i was extremely lucky. I had my allez stolen right in front of my store i work at near North and clybourn high foot traffic and still stolen. I found my 6 weeks later being sold at the swap on ashland and 43rd part for part exactly the same. Grabbed my police report with serial number got it back there and than no paperwork nothing thank god. </p>
<p>i was extremely lucky. I had my allez stolen right in front of my store i work at near North and clybourn high foot traffic and still stolen. I found my 6 weeks later being sold at the swap on ashland and 43rd part for part exactly the same. Grabbed my police report with serial number got it back there and than no paperwork nothing thank god. </p> +1
Nice work! Thunder Snow…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-14:2211490:Comment:5339992012-04-14T12:39:19.248ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
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<p>Nice work!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Thunder Snow said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Nice work!<br/> <br/> <cite>Thunder Snow said:</cite></p>
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</blockquote> tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-14:2211490:Comment:5340932012-04-14T11:39:16.278ZThunder Snowhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Thunder_Snow
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<p>4. People are buying bikes now that the weather is warmer so a thief can sell it easier/faster/and with a better price -as well as there are many other people selling bikes too so the stolen ones are just a drop in the bucket and get lost in the mass of ads. A victim trying to find his stolen bike on CL will have to search through more listings in the summer. It's much harder to fence stolen bikes in the winter.</p>
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<p>Supply & Demand.</p>
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<p>A common practice of a…</p>
<p>4. People are buying bikes now that the weather is warmer so a thief can sell it easier/faster/and with a better price -as well as there are many other people selling bikes too so the stolen ones are just a drop in the bucket and get lost in the mass of ads. A victim trying to find his stolen bike on CL will have to search through more listings in the summer. It's much harder to fence stolen bikes in the winter.</p>
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<p>Supply & Demand.</p>
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<p>A common practice of a bike thief is to list a similar bike on CL to the one he is trying to sell. Same size/style/and similar level of components. That way a victim won't notice his own bike. When prospective buyers call up asking about the bike he says it is already sold BUT he has another bike which is almost the same thing at the same price but a different brand name. This makes is nearly impossible for a victim to notice his own bike being sold in CL. This trick works much better when there is a higher volume of bikes on CL in the summer.</p>