How to correctly lock a bike to a bike rack - Source: Los Angeles Police Departmen
Providing an adequate number of bike parking racks in the right location is just one way that site managers can help prevent bike thefts and curb the growing trend in stolen bicycles across the country.
Bicycle theft is not a petty crime anymore. Today's bicycles can average from $300 to $400 in price and run as high as $5,000. That's a major temptation for crooks.
One major obstacle is that bicycle theft is generally not considered a top priority for most overworked police departments. For this and other reasons, many people don't even bother to report a theft when their bike is stolen.
But the numbers are adding up. According to FBI statistics, their data indicates that 250,000 bicycles are reported stolen every year.