Over $28,743,771 Worth of Bikes Recovered

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Stolen bicycles we helped recover recently:

Someone purchased it on Craigslist, looked it up on Bike Index to find it was stolen, and found my contact info. They texted me wanting to return the bike to me (at no cost). It was very generous of them. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Rachit Bike recovered 2024.12.10

Found it on FB Marketplace. Used my serial from this site and the police honored my claim. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Luis Bike recovered 2024.12.10

Police officer saw post, saw my bike in downtown kitchener, then returned it to me. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Hanz Bike recovered 2024.12.5

Someone scanned my serial number and contacted me translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Mack Bike recovered 2024.12.5

Bike index member spotted the bike and BRAT was notified. BRAT contacted police who then recovered it! translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Mag Bike recovered 2024.12.4

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University of Maryland
Bike East Bay
University of Washington
Bike Pittsburgh
San Francisco Police Department
Wisconsin Bike Federation
Portland Bike Theft taskforce
Pinhead locks
St. Louis PD
Seattle Bike Blog
Sunnyvale
Stolen Bikes NOLA
City of Bend
Mission Bicycle Company
Santa Monica Police Department
Bike Portland
Davis California
Provincie Drenthe
Op Fietse

Bike Index statistics

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Bikes registered this week

Total Bikes Registered 1,356,728

Stolen Bikes Registered 152,709

Stolen Bikes Recovered 15,311

Total Recovery value $28,743,771

Partner Organizations 1,722