While police does not feel like bike thefts are of any importance, I continue to repeat that unless we act upon any infraction, we will always be victims.
In the City, crime rates begun falling after the police chief introduced the zero tolerance policy (Giuliani then took credit for all of it, naturally). Cops would stop people for the slightest infraction of the law...New Haven: Kids on bike on the side walks. Adults on bikes on the sidewalks. People throw garbage out of car windows. Run red lights in the car and bikes. Ride bikes and scooters against traffic; the wrong way on one way streets. etc etc And the cops do..? Nada.