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Stolen bicycles we helped recover recently:

Found by peace officer who looked up on bike index translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Erin Bike recovered 2025.7.28

Recovered from a police auction after Mark with Stolen Bikes Calgary matched it up on Bike Index. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Talal Bike recovered 2025.7.27

Got called by the Calgary Police Service stating that they had recovered my bike from an individual in around the area it was stolen from. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Gord Bike recovered 2025.7.27

U of A officer found a guy with 4 bikes and one of them was mine translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Eric Bike recovered 2025.7.26

The BTV Stolen Bike Recovery group. They require you to file a police report, report it as stolen on Bike Index, and post about it. Community members then keep their eyes out for stolen or abandoned bikes. Within 12 hours of reporting it stolen it was recovered. translated from English

Photo of recovered bike Paige Bike recovered 2025.7.26

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The community responds

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A user or partner encounters your bike, uses Bike Index to identify it, and contacts you.

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Used By

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

Bikes registered this week

Total Bikes Registered 1,472,049

Stolen Bikes Registered 161,263

Stolen Bikes Recovered 16,257

Total Recovery value $30,765,606

Partner Organizations 1,783