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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit Portland had a total of 2,050 reported incidents of bike theft in 2012. This is 305 fewer reports than 2011 (-13%). Kernel Density Hot Spot Analysis identifies the Downtown neighborhood as the primary hot spot.

Portland Bike Thefts 2012

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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit Nearest Neighbor Hierarchical Analysis hot spots. Downtown, Northwest, Pearl, and Old Town hotspots clearly displayed.

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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit Nearest Neighbor Analysis with stolen bike clusters.

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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit The Downtown, Northwest, and Pearl neighborhoods have the most reported bike theft incidents in Portland.

More bike thefts occur on Saturday than any other day of the week citywide.

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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit Top stolen bike brands and values citywide. Central = 40% North = 35% East = 24% Other= 1%

VALUE THEFT$3,000 18$2,500 11$2,000 59$1,600 18$1,500 55$1,200 57$1,000 87$900 33$800 92$700 73$600 104$500 171$400 138

BRAND THEFTSTREK 263SPECIALIZED 167UNKNOWN 160SCHWINN 113CANNONDALE 105GIANT 91KONA 68GARY FISHER 65FUJI 54RALEIGH 53BIANCHI 49

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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit Downtown Area

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Portland Police Bureau Crime Analysis Unit Downtown Neighborhood

Here are some ways in which to prevent future bike thefts in the Portland area: Use U-Locks! Most stolen bikes reported having a cable lock that was broken

and left at the scene; very few bikes using U-locks were reported stolen. Individuals living in ‘secure residential apartments’ should not leave

their bikes outside their rooms in the hallways or unlocked in the basement. Either lock it with a U-lock in the basement or keep it inside your personal apartment.

Local businesses and parking decks may try to open a secure parking spot for

bikes instead of having riders park them openly in the street with easy access.

Memorize or write down your serial numbers! Only 34% of bike theft victims knew

their bike’s serial number- making it harder for police to identify the bike if recovered.

Consider double locking, especially in areas where bike theft is common.

See the Problem Oriented Policing guide on bike theft for additional recommendations: http://www.popcenter.org/problems/bicycle_theft/print/