I don’t know if the police here in Southern California will even take a report. Most of the time they send out volunteers and it is a formality with no teeth. I had mail stolen at my business with checks and some other personal information. The very next day my corporate checking account got frozen due to fraudulent activity. This forced me to fund my business with my personal account for almost two weeks while the bank sorted it out. The police sent volunteers to “take a report”. I called the postmaster and he contacted the Federal Fraud investigators in L.A. and they were furious that the police refused to show up and investigate. I think a bicycle is no more than an inconvenience to the police. I don’t carry a lock so I won’t be tempted to park my bike anywhere, the homeless know they can get away with stealing bikes without recourse and take full advantage, I passed one with a trailer and there were bolt cutters hanging out of the back!