Pool Cues have to have the highest 'returned to happy owner' ending of ANY other stolen item BY FAR!
When i started playing seriously 25 yrs ago-In 5 years or so, the return rate was 100% -4-4. Then one was lost forever (last i heard) and then about 3 more got returned. After that the rate eventually settled in pretty high around 65%. (my area, my estimate)
I dont think ive ever heard of the return of any other type of item that in anyway approaches the return percentage on pool cues. I assume there are several things about pool players that add up to the reason for it-including, mobility, small community, high percentage of cue geeks roaming around and others im sure.