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Bicycle theft is so rare in Japan that an unlocked bike left in a random place will not be stolen.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that bicycle theft is so rare in Japan that an unlocked bike left in a random place will not be stolen?

Unclear. Two Japanese studies indicate bicycle theft is a recognized risk there: one tests nudges to encourage locking bikes to reduce theft risk in Fukushima, and another models reported bicycle theft counts in Tokyo. Neither measures how rare theft is or whether an unlocked bike left in a random place would go unstolen.

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Bicycle theft
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Bicycle theft. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_theft

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Impact of Antitheft Nudging Signage on Bicycle Owners’ Locking Behavior: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Rural Japan
2026
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Impact of Antitheft Nudging Signage on Bicycle Owners’ Locking Behavior: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Rural Japan. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677251405837

An analysis of COVID-19's impact on the emergence of bicycle theft in Japan using Gaussian process regression
2026
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An analysis of COVID-19's impact on the emergence of bicycle theft in Japan using Gaussian process regression. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.70029

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