Bicycle theft in Germany: a problem that nobody takes seriously!

Bicycle theft in Germany: a problem that nobody takes seriously!

A fascinating look behind the scenes of bicycle theft in Germany and Austria shows a worrying picture: After a break -in, the police investigated a bicycle shop in the center of Kuchl, where perpetrators entered over a window and a door. The outlined circumstances indicate that the perpetrators may have spied on the surroundings before they started the action. In addition to bicycles and e-bikes, they also stole accessories and cash, and it is already the second slump in this business within a short time. The operator announced that the security concept was improving, while the police are driving the investigations, as reported.

While crime appears in Kuchl at first glance, it is in a larger context: bicycles are stolen every 17 minutes in Berlin, which corresponds to an alarming Germany -wide statistics. In 2019, almost 300,000 bicycle thefts had to be registered in Germany, with experts assessing the number of unreported cases much higher. Deutschlandfunk Kultur reports that tied gangs are particularly active in large cities, which specialize in the theft of high-quality bikes. The thieves often use loose safety measures, such as simple cable locks or inadequate storage facilities to make prey quickly and sell them on the black market.

The motives of the thieves are diverse: often it is drug addicts who need fast funds, or well -organized gangs that create bicycles abroad. The police have difficulty putting the thieves. The clarification rate is low, especially in urban rooms, where the probability that a stolen bicycle will be found is extremely low. In order to counteract this problem, security experts require better equipment from the police and central investigative approaches to combat crime more efficiently and offer bicycle owners more security.