More and more people are getting around San Francisco by bicycle, but unfortunately with that increased bike traffic more people are losing bicycles to theft. Richmond SFPD says stolen bikes are one of the most common property crimes, lifted from garages and off the street; the police have a warehouse overflowing with recovered bikes, with no effective way to reunite them with their owners.
A new tool to help address bike theft is a voluntary bicycle registration program now launching. According to news reports (SF Examiner 2/9/14), SAFE Bikes, a collaboration between the SFPD and safe-streets advocates (including PAR), will officially launch Thursday (2/13/14); you can take a look at the registry website now and learn more:
SAFE Bikes website
Of course, it's best not to let your bike be stolen, so learn how to secure your bike as well as you can. Get bike locking tips and heads-up theft prevention tips at the SF Bicycle Coalition.
And follow the SF Police Department's @SFPDBikeTheft, started by officer Matt Friedman, who tweets out stolen bike alerts, pictures of bikes the SFPD has recovered, and tips to prevent getting a bike stolen in the first place.
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