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Bike thefts rise 20 percent from ’91 to ’92
By Scotl Simonson
f at It** Or&y&n (
Bicycle thefts reported In
Eugene increased by more than
20 percent in 1992. and bike
then* reported on < umpus also
increased last year, ao.ording to
city and University statistics
Sources Irom the Eugene
Department of Public Safety and
the University's Office ol Public
Safety said the number of high
pru ed bit ve ins reported stolen
also increased last year, but
improperly lot ked or unlocked
bikes remain much more popu
lar targets for thieves
In Eugene in 1002. 1,456 bicy
i ies with an estimated sale
value of $5:18.611 were reported
stolen, a 23 percent increase
more than 1901, when 1.182
bicycles with an estimated sale
value of $432,938 were reported
stolen, according to statistics
from the Department of Public
Safety.
According to OPS statistics.
1ft? bicycles were reported
stolen on campus during the
1991-92 school year, a 12 per
cent increase more than 1990-91
when 14H bikes were reported
stolen In 1989-90. 109 thefts
were reported on campus
Sgt. Bob Wilson, who is in
charge of the Eugene police's
property crimes detail, said
reported bicyi le thefts have
decreased during the (irsl two
months of 1993, hut bad weath
er and a short period of time
make it difficult to say whether
tile decrease will continue
"Bicycle theft seems to go in
i ycles." Wilson said "1 remem
ber a few years ago. things were
lust horrendous, then they
dropped off.”
Both Wilson and Koliert (.use.
criminal prevention officer for
OPS. said they have seen an
BICYCLES STOLEN
1 IN EUGENE FROM
1991 TO 1993
increase in the number of high
priced tnk.es lieing stolen.
OPS classifies hike thefts in
one of three categories, accord
ing to the value of the stolen
bicycle. Guse said Theft 1, the
most expensive category, con
sists of stolen bicycles valued at
more than $500.
"We're seeing a lot more Theft
ones,” he said
More people riding more
expensive hikes may be one
explanation for the increase in
reported thefts of high-priced
bicycles. “It used to be that a
$:ttxi mountain hike was a major
sale Now, a person buying a
mountain hike in the $400 to
$600 range is pretty normal.''
said Demetri "Mac'' Macrigea
nia. owner ol Pedal Power bicy
cles
Todd Cudek. who works at
Collins Cvi le Shop, agrees
"I'm a University student, and
4In this town, if you
don* lock it, it’s
history. They’ll
steal anything
that’s not locked
correctly.’
-- Demetri Macrigeanis,
Pedal Power Bicycles
I'm really amazed at the number
of people riding nice bikes.
around campus, even $700 or
SHOO bikes.” Cudek said. "The
whole market has expanded, but
especially the higher end of the
market.”
However, Guso said the cause
of most bicycle thefts has noth
ing to do with how expensive a
hike is.
Guse said HO peri ent ol the
bicycles stolen from campus
"either weren't lo< ked or were
Ic« ked to themselves. When you
lock a bike to its front tiro, it's
really hard to proto* t it."
Macrigeanis agreed. "In this
town, if you don't lock it, it's
history," he said Thieves
"could care less if it's $190 bike.
They'll steal anything that's not
locked correctly."
Guse said the increased num
t>er of reported thefts at the Uni
versity is probably linked to
more students riding bicycles to
campus. More bicycles on cam
pus seems to lead to more care
lessly locked or unlocked bikes
that are easily stolen, he said.
“The best precaution is to gel
a cheaper bike. There’s no rea
son to bring a car-priced bike to
campus," Guse said. "Every day
I could go out and find a $50
garage-sale special.”
Guse urged bicyclists to think
about parking their bicycles the
way they would think about
parking a car This means pay
ing attention to locking the vehi
cle properly and not parking it
in a dark or unpopulated area,
he said.
Guse also said students
should register their bicycles
with OPS. Thieves ar.e more
likely to steal a bicycle without
registration tags because OPS
cannot trace unregistered hikes
back to the owner.
"Numbers of bikes we recover
varies a lot," Guse said. "When
we're consistent at stopping
people for riding on sidewalks,
we get a lot returned." by check
ing registration tag numbers of
the bicycles stopped.
"We recover a lot of bicycles
that don't ever get returned to
the owner because people don't
report the theft or record the ser
ial number of the bike," Wilson
said "For heaven's sake, report
your bike if it's stolen.”
THEFTS
Continued Irom Page 1
a dozen reports on thefts from student vehicles. In most of the
cases, stereos and speakers have been taken.
Tim Birr. Eugene polls« department spokesman, said t ar
thefts are on the rise all over Eugene. He said 212 vehicle thefts
have Imhui reported in Eugene this Mari h. as c ompared to 17,t
in Mari h 1992. In the first three months of 19*13, 538 thefts
from vehicles have been reported, up from 444 in the first three
months of 1992, a 21 peruent increase
"Theft from vehicles is the highest-reported crime in
Eugene.” Birr said. "In most cases i onsumor-electronics prod
ucts ure taken."
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