760,000 bikes stolen last year
One in 20 bikes – a total of 760,000 – were stolen in the Netherlands last year, says national statistics office CBS.
In the cities the theft rate was double that, but only 30% of bike owners reported the theft to the police. Young people are most likely to have their bikes stolen.
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