For some reference concerning the bicycle theft: There are an estimated 23m bicycles in the NL, vs a population of ~17.4m. So >1.3 bicycle on average for every

For some reference concerning the bicycle theft: There are an estimated 23m bicycles in the NL, vs a population of ~17.4m. So >1.3 bicycle on average for every man, woman, child or elderly person. Worldwide: over 1 billion per ~8 billion people. So more like 1 bicycle per 7..8 people. That means 700k is roughly 3% (1 in 33) bicycles stolen each year. Not enough to put a dent in average Dutch person's bike ownership. :-) And of course some of those stolen will be found & returned to their owner.