bike theft
Two-wheeler taken
Bike theft is the crime of stealing a bicycle.
The term appears frequently in urban contexts where cycling is common and bike security is a persistent concern: Bike theft is rampant downtown, She bought a better lock after her neighbor's bike theft.
The compound functions as both a general category of crime and a reference to specific incidents.
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- bicyclePedal-powered two-wheeler
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- chainLinked segments forming length
- wheelRotating circular frame
stripped · frame · handlebars · cutters · quick release · bolt · bolt cutters · security · security camera · crime · police · report · missing · vandalism · garage · rack · cable · U-lock
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- juvenile crimetruancy, vandalism, shoplifting, joyriding, underage drinking
- Property Crimesburglary, larceny, robbery, vandalism, arson
- Campus Incidentsvandalism, bullying, fighting, drug possession, hazing
- travel problemslost luggage, flight delays, flight delay, delayed flight, missed flight
- auto crimescarjacking, stolen car, stolen vehicle, joyriding, chop shop