Preventing Bike Theft, Recovering Stolen Bikes

Report stolen bikes in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties using the EBBC Online Stolen Bike Database. EBBC will forward your report to the proper authorities.

• List of Reported Stolen Bikes
• Submit Stolen Bike Report

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You can keep your good bike in your bedroom and only take an old beater out for rides. Or, you can do your best to lock your bike securely, and get EBBC to help when you try to recover your bike if it is stolen. Here is a quick overview:

Prevent theft – lock your bike securely
- Use a U-lock to secure frame, rear wheel, and removable front wheel to an immovable metal object. A thief can take an unlocked wheel in mere seconds! Remember that even the best lock may only protect the part it is locked to, as the real-life photos illustrate, so use your u-lock or a separate cable to secure your wheels along with the frame.

Frame locked, but not the wheels

Wheel locked, but not the frame

Both the frame and wheels are locked

Recover stolen bikes –save vital information, mark your bike, report it
- Record vital information (serial number, make, model, color, description for bike, wheels), and take a photo of your bike. Put a copy of this info in your wallet on EBBC your membership card, and keep a copy at home.
- Mark your driver license number on the bike frame and on some parts. EBBC has an engraver for you to use at our Fruitvale Village office. Put your name and contact info inside the handlebar or frame tubes. Put an EBBC (or other bike coalition) sticker on your bike.
- Report a stolen bike with full descriptive information and photos to the police. Post vital information and photos (but not the full serial number or your driver license number) at the EBBC website: Submit Stolen Bike Report.

For more information on locking your bike, see also Missing Link .

For more information on reporting a stolen bike, including a national registry, see Stolen Bikes