Defund the police and fund these guys instead

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66660531

#BikeThefts

Data from the Met Police shows that of the 18,800 London #BikeThefts between November 2021 and October 2022 only 206, or 1%, resulted in a charge or caution.

The Met said "It is not possible to physically send officers, or to carry out a lengthy investigation, in every case" but 1% is pretty much no cases!

It's as close to 0% as makes no real odds for people who lose a bike and a quarter of those people subsequently have stopped cycling.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63808296.amp

Round-the-world #cyclist has #bike #stolen in #Cambridge | road.cc

A #roundTheWorld cyclist has had his #bicycle stolen while visiting Cambridge – the #UK #city which has the highest level of #cycling, but equally, the greatest prevalence of reported #bikeThefts.

https://road.cc/content/news/round-world-cyclist-has-bike-stolen-cambridge-297339