LOCK YOUR BIKE: Total bike thefts in Florida by year (data not yet available for 2012)

2011: 20,508

2010: 17,394

2009: 17,617

2008: 17,857

2007: 16,906

2006: 17,785

Bicycle thefts by county in Florida 2010 to 2011 (data not yet available for 2012)

Broward

2011: 1,557

2010: 1,357

Increase: 14.7%

Palm Beach

2011: 1,370

2010: 1,250

Increase: 9.6%

Miami-Dade

2011: 1,924

2010: 1,507

Increase: 27.7%

Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Use as good a lock as you can afford, park in a populated area, lock bike wheel and frame to fixed object.