The 17th Police District Online Bike Registry
The SOSNA Safety Committee and the 17th Police District are thrilled to announce the first-ever online bicycle registry! Check it out here. By participating in and building this fledgling database, we can help police return stolen bikes to their rightful owners.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a pilot program ONLY for the 17th District (Lombard to Moore Streets, Broad to the Schuylkill River, click here map of District boundaries). We appreciate your patience with us as this gets off the ground. If this proves successful in our District it will likely be expanded citywide.
How to Register Your Bike with the 17th Police District:
1 - Fill out and submit the webform. A photo of your bike is not required but is highly recommended. You will receive a confirmation email upon submittal.
2 - Within two weeks of doing so, visit the 17th Police District (20th and Federal) and have your designated serial number etched on the bike. Please bring your confirmation email.
3 - Then tell all your bike-riding friends in the District. The only way this becomes successful is if every bike is registered!
2 - Within two weeks of doing so, visit the 17th Police District (20th and Federal) and have your designated serial number etched on the bike. Please bring your confirmation email.
3 - Then tell all your bike-riding friends in the District. The only way this becomes successful is if every bike is registered!
OR Attend PlazaPalooza 2012 between 1 and 2 PM and officers from the 17th will etch your bike then and there!
Philadelphia is one of the worst cities for bike theft, according to Kryptonite, who as recently as 2008 ranked Philly #1 for bike theft. This at a time when more and more people are using bikes, especially in our neighborhood. A recent analysis of Census data by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia found that the census tracts within our neighborhood have some of the highest ridership figures in the state! In fact, Census Tract 19 (between Broad and 21st Streets, Catharine and Washington) has the highest bicycle mode share in PA - 18% of commuters from that tract bike!
Check out Kryptonite's tips for safely locking your bike.
Special thanks to Officer Horace Gibson, Community Relations Officer of the 17th District, John Boyle from the Bicycle Coalition, Jeff Leupold, Kristen Albee and the entire SOSNA Safety Committee!
