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@Oliver Schick
Yes, Ed, your opinion was well off the reality--apparently, in 2001 the equivalent of 16% of bikes in Amsterdam were being stolen every year. This dropped to 8%, or 50,000 in 2008. It's clearly still a massive problem. Sources:
http://www.amsterdam.nl/verkeer_vervoer/fiets/fietsdiefstal/feiten_en_tips
http://www.amsterdam.nl/verkeer_vervoer/fiets/fietsdepot/algemene_tekst#WatisendoetdeAFAC
http://www.fietsberaad.nl/library/repository/bestanden/document000154.pdf