Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts
In this paper, we estimate the number and value of adult bicycles stolen annually in the United States, and we examine the associated equity impacts. We used data from a representative survey of US adult residents and bicycle import data from the National Bicycle Dealers Association for our analysis...
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| description | In this paper, we estimate the number and value of adult bicycles stolen annually in the United States, and we examine the associated equity impacts. We used data from a representative survey of US adult residents and bicycle import data from the National Bicycle Dealers Association for our analysis. Our results indicate that about 2.4 million adult bicycles are stolen annually in the US, a rate of 709.6 per 100,000 people per year. The annual value of adult bicycle theft is about $1.4 billion. People with lower incomes and identifying as Black (or African American) or Asian (or Asian American) experienced greater bicycle theft rates than others. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-906f673dbc7e4300a6d33a040f6a1b082025-01-15T14:58:52ZengFindings PressFindings2652-88002025-01-01Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity ImpactsSwati AgarwalDillon T. Fitch-PolseTrisalyn NelsonSeth HerrIn this paper, we estimate the number and value of adult bicycles stolen annually in the United States, and we examine the associated equity impacts. We used data from a representative survey of US adult residents and bicycle import data from the National Bicycle Dealers Association for our analysis. Our results indicate that about 2.4 million adult bicycles are stolen annually in the US, a rate of 709.6 per 100,000 people per year. The annual value of adult bicycle theft is about $1.4 billion. People with lower incomes and identifying as Black (or African American) or Asian (or Asian American) experienced greater bicycle theft rates than others.https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.127974 |
| spellingShingle | Swati Agarwal Dillon T. Fitch-Polse Trisalyn Nelson Seth Herr Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts Findings |
| title | Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts |
| title_full | Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts |
| title_fullStr | Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts |
| title_short | Bicycle Theft in the US: Magnitude and Equity Impacts |
| title_sort | bicycle theft in the us magnitude and equity impacts |
| url | https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.127974 |
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