Bicycle Theft in US Universities (Infographic)

Bicycle Theft in US Universities Infographic

Why You Should Lock (And Register) Your Bike

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What You Should Know

• 1 in 13 bikes are stolen on a university campus
• 1 in 315 bikes stolen on a university campus is recovered and returned to its owner
• The average value of a stolen bike is $350
• The average value of a bike lock is $20

What You Can Do

• Buy a U-lock and chain at your local bike store
• Register your bike for free, so that your bike's serial number is automatically on file in a national database
• Share this infographic and registry with your friends and readers, so that less people lose their bikes

Questions? Comments?

• Visit BikeGuard for more information
• Email Rivka over at the MyAssetTag team for more on free registration and free bike tags

Visitor Comments

Rivka Fogel

Reasons why I should have bought a lock, numbers 1, 2, and 3

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sam

$350?? Arghhh. No on-campus job would ever comp that, so will definitely lock my bike from now on.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Amy Li

Reasons why I bought a lock: 1. I like spending an extra 5 minutes every day trying to remember my combination/finding a key 2. I wanted to spend money 3. I think my bike likes being locked up. In all seriousness, I don't own a bike. If I owned a bike, I would definitely buy a lock. It doesn't make sense to leave $300 lying on the street, does it?

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Daniel

Luckily, I've never had my bike stolen. But, when I was on a mountain biking trip in Colorado, my friend had his stolen. He should have locked it around a tree or something. Didn't think anyone was around. We had to walk many miles back to our car with only one bike; it was awful. Nice message guys.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sam Everett

I wonder if there is any stats on the theft of skateboards? I think because skateboarders can carry their boards in and out of buildings that it must be much lower.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Zack

I had my bike stolen once. It was one of the most devastating days of my life. RIP Green Cannondale. For sure getting a lock AND an asset tag for my next bike.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Captain Obvious

Welcome to Generation Obama, where people have to be told to lock their bikes up.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

John

I was mountain biking once, an then mountain stole the bike from me! The End.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Captain Lame

@Captain Obvious: Shut the fuck up! "Captain Lame" would be more like it.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Trapp

I had my $400 bike locked up when it was stolen..... 2 months later it was recovered! Guess I beat the odds.

Monday, August 5, 2013

kevvi

My bike, a Wal-Mart Schwinn was stolen by the local meth head fuckin' Mexican. The prick watched me and family leave, then came over and stole my bike. He recently got busted and is locked up, earning his cigarettes by taking it up the pooper. Viva Mexico. BTW, I live in a residential neighborhood, where we never had any trouble until the before mentioned guy moved in.

Monday, August 12, 2013

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

marl

Come to the north shore whistler BC canada then ask your selves is a 8000 dollar downhill (mountain bike)need to be locked up na shit there is so many up here everyone has one no need to lock up """"""" ya right i should say cause it pays my rent and then some mountain bikes are big buisness and i get paid for them

Saturday, December 27, 2014

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