Bait bikes are also a thing. E.g.: https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/09/irvine-orange-and-other-cities-use-bait-bikes-to-catch-thieves/ https://www.ocregister.

Bait bikes are also a thing. E.g.: https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/09/irvine-orange-and-other-cities-use-bait-bikes-to-catch-thieves/ https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/09/irvine-orange-and-othe... I also saw Mark Rober speak yesterday, I think with Allen Pan. He mentioned doing some sort of video where they built bait bikes and used them to sucker thieves. And I think Rober said they are doing another bike theft project where they'll be trying to trace things to the higher ups. So I think the lack here is more that of a motivated anti-theft team. But motivation may be hard to come by. Not only are bike thefts notoriously low priority, only 21.5% of SFPD officers actually live in SF: https://missionlocal.org/2023/07/sf-police-firefighters-super-commute-out-of-state/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/07/sf-police-firefighters-supe... Quality of life crimes matter a lot less when it's not your quality of life.