$32M+
Total recovery value
Since
2013
1805+
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The bike registry that works.

Stolen Bikes

WE'VE HELPED RECOVER:

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  • Bike recovered on 2026.1.10
    "Edmonton police recovered and charged individual who had it."
  • Bike recovered on 2026.1.7
    "Police contacted me through viewing my submission in bike index!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.1.7
    "Someone bought the bike off of facebook marketplace and thought it seemed fishy. Looked it up on bike index and found my phone number. They gave me a call and they gave me back my bike."
  • Bike recovered on 2026.1.5
    "The police impounded it from the thief and found me on Bike Index!"
  • Bike recovered on 2026.1.4
    "A buyer bought it at some flea market. They had it for couple months then tried to sell it over the holidays. The buyer looked on bike index and notified seller it was a stolen bike. The seller reached out to us through information we listed on bike index."
  • Bike recovered on 2026.1.1
    "Someone bought the bike. Used ChatGPT to ask how to identify a stolen bike after realzing the massive discount they got on the bike. The person then contacted me to give the bike back! Thank you Bike Index!!!"
  • Bike recovered on 2025.12.23
    "Someone saw the listing on Bike Index and called us, they said the bike was strapped to the bed of his truck when he picked his truck from impound lot. He saw the listing on Bike Index and called us. He later called us and dropped it back off to us."
  • Bike recovered on 2025.12.16
    "Tre police found it a few blocks away from its taken location with a group of people loitering. They then ran the serial and called me and returned my bike back to me immediately. They handcuffed it to the grill of their car and drove it to my house. They were awsome!"
  • Bike recovered on 2025.12.15
    "A woman from bike index, helped recover this bike for me. She found a person trying to sell this bike on facebook marketplace and coordinated the recovery."
  • Bike recovered on 2025.12.11
    "Miraculously recovered by awesome nonprofit community at Yoga on Yamhill, despite not even having a serial number! Thank you Bike Index!"
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What happens if my bike gets stolen?

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Step 1: REGISTER YOUR BIKE

It's simple. Submit your name, bike manufacturer, serial number, and component information to enter your bike into the most widely used bike registry on the planet.

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University of Maryland
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University of Washington
Bike Pittsburgh
San Francisco Police Department
Wisconsin Bike Federation
Portland Bike Theft taskforce
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St. Louis PD
Seattle Bike Blog
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Santa Monica Police Department
Bike Portland
Davis California
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Bike Index statistics

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Bikes registered this week

Total Bikes Registered 1,681,933

Stolen Bikes Registered 168,840

Stolen Bikes Recovered 17,130

Total Recovery value $32,625,858

Partner Organizations 1,805