Nudging as a crime prevention strategy: the use of nudges to improve cyclists’ locking behavior and reduce the opportunities for bicycle theft

As policy makers are developing new alternative strategies to prevent bicycle theft, a nudging approach could provide useful insights in this field. In the current study, two different nudges were implemented at selection of parking facilities neighborhood Belgian university campus. To measure effectiveness nudges, multi-method was used with combination observations (n = 3963) and questionnaires 197). The results showed that both had positive impact on cyclists’ locking behavior. Based these findings, it can be concluded rather cheap easy way improve secure However, concerns such as limitations increased awareness behavior excessive focus victim need taken into account when implementing field security.