Bicycle theft
Have you ever heard of a story about having bicycle stolen close by. It seems that bicycles are being stolen more than 200,000 units nationwide only last year (Heisei 29) has reported damage to the police. As utilization of the stolen bicycle
- Used as a means of transport nearby
- To resell
You can say that. Not only those who said the bicycle itself was gone, Some say that only the saddle is gone.
Also, the place where the bicycle was stolen was the most frequented place in the house, 42.8%, then the bicycle parking lot on the road. We can not feel secure at home.
In order not to have the bicycle stolen, the key becomes important as well. You need to lock it even for a short time to leave the bicycle. But 57.2% of the stolen bicycles are being stolen with locks on them. In addition to the key that was originally attached, you can earn more time to unlock by attaching one more thing, it becomes hard to be stolen. Also, a method called "Earth Lock" which connects a bicycle together with a fence etc. connected to the ground is effective because it can not carry a bicycle.
From the Metropolitan Police Home: http://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.jp/kurashi/higai/guard/bicycle_bohan.html
Experience
We heard a story because the guardian of the member was bicycle theft.
Ｑ. I heard that the bicycle was stolen, can you tell me the situation?
Ａ. The bicycle was stolen about 5 years ago. I was stolen when I was stopping at a paid parking lot in front of the station. It was an ordinary bicycle, of course locking was done but the key seems to have been broken.
Ｑ. What happened to the bicycle after that?
Ａ. Fortunately there was contact from the city bicycle store that the bicycle was found soon, and it came back in a few days.
Ｑ. That was good. Did it take time and labor for procedures?
Ａ. In the case of me, because I was informed that it was found before reporting the damage to the police, I did not actually report the damage, but it was hard to have to go get a bicycle to a storage place in the distance. In the municipality where I live, in the case of theft, it is not necessary to pay the custody fee, but some municipalities seem to pay custody fee even when they are stolen.
Ｑ. I see. If there is a theft and it takes time to pick up to a long distance and storage fee, it may be that someone thinks that it will be replaced with a new bicycle. Thank you very much.
In addition, in case of issuing damage report of bicycle theft, in principle documents which prove "burglar registration number" and "car body number" of the stolen bicycle are necessary. Crime prevention registration is a thing to subscribe by paying about 500 yen when buying a bicycle. Even if you think about putting out the damage report, the police will not receive the damage report unless you know these two numbers. Let's keep it properly when you buy a bicycle.
