page_title: Street sign theft
hierarchical_section_title: Street sign theft
caption_attribution_description: English: I took this photograph by myself. It is on the back of a street sign on U.S. Route 30 in Illinois in Frankfort, IL.
context_page_description: Street sign theft occurs when street signs are stolen, to be used as decorations, sold as scrap metal or to avoid obeying the law by claiming later the sign was not there. Although the theft often seems arbitrary, signs with unusual or amusing names tend to be stolen more frequently. Sometimes considered to be a prank by the perpetrators, the theft is often costly and inconvenient for the municipality or agency that owns the sign. In the United States, each street sign generally costs between $100 and $500 to replace.
context_section_description: Street sign theft occurs when street signs are stolen, to be used as decorations, sold as scrap metal or to avoid obeying the law by claiming later the sign was not there. Although the theft often seems arbitrary, signs with unusual or amusing names tend to be stolen more frequently. Sometimes considered to be a prank by the perpetrators, the theft is often costly and inconvenient (and can possibly be dangerous) for the municipality or agency that owns the sign. In the United States, each street sign generally costs between $100 and $500 to replace.
caption: A sticker on the back of this Illinois street sign is intended to deter theft.
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