The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in Newport city centre from 2003-2012

The line graph illustrates the

crime

rates in the city centre of Newport, which is divided into three different types

in

Change preposition

for

show examples

ten consecutive years, starting from 2003.

Overall

, at the beginning of the

period

given, burglary’s rates outraced any other areas of

crime

,

while

at the end

of the

period

, the

crime

rate

from car

theft

was the highest among these three different types. In terms of robbery, there was a relatively steady trend throughout the

period

. In 2003, the number of incidents of burglary was almost 3,500, which was the highest

rate

of

crime

in the city centre, and

then

it rose to around 3,800 in 2004. After that, the figure experienced a downward trend until 2008, with the burglary

rate

accounting for about 1,200. After 2008, there was a steady increase to just under 1,500 in 2009 and had a little fluctuation from 2009 to 2012.

On the other hand

, the car

theft

and robbery

rate

were lower than burglary rates in 2003, which indicated just under 3,000 and just over 500, respectively. In terms of the

crime

rate

from car

theft

, after 2003, it remained relatively steady before decreasing to above 2,000 in 2006, and

then

, it rose gradually with some fluctuation to reach over 2,500 in 2012.

Similarly

, after the beginning

period

, the

rate

of

theft

from persons was relatively stable

rate

, with the lowest point being in 2008 throughout ten years.