Theft figures

Data on the number of bicycles stolen are not very exact at the national level in the Netherlands. The number of reports of bicycle thefts by itself is no accurate measure, as the majority of thefts is  never reported. The size of the problem may best be ...

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Notice Size of bicycle theft
2002
Data on the number of bicycles stolen annually in the Netherlands, from 1985 to 2000.
Article Old crocks for fear of theft
2004
In the bicycle theft campaign, the Dutch Cyclists Association surveyed 4300 people. For 43 percent, fear of theft is a reason not to buy a new bicycle; for 45 percent it is a reason to sometimes leave the bicycle at home.

Theft figures

Data on the number of bicycles stolen are not very exact at the national level in the Netherlands. The number of reports of bicycle thefts by itself is no accurate measure, as the majority of thefts is  never reported. The size of the problem may best be judged from ‘victim-interviews’; each year a random selection of inhabitants is asked whether they have been victims of certain types of  crime. See Size of bicycle theft and Police monitor (Politiemonitor). In recent years facts on the main locations for bicycle theft have been affirmed (own residence, town centre and  train station, mainly) and the  effects of theft have become more apparent: fear of theft is a large deterrent to the purchase of a new bicycle and also strongly affects bicycle use to certain destinations. See New facts on theft (Nieuwe feiten over diefstal) and Barrels for fear of theft.