The line graph shows thefts per thousand vehicles in four countries between 1990 and 1999. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given line chart illustrates how many cars were stolen in four countries: the UK, Sweden, France, and Canada from 1990 to 1999.

Overall

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, what stands out from the figure is that

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Great Britain's rate of crime was the highest, the graph for the other three countries was significantly lower.

However

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, the number for Sweden had risen considerably within that time. Focusing on Great Britain and France, the former began the period by having the highest crime rate in car thefts with approximately 18 in 1990 and there were some fluctuations during the time to drop under 16.5

at the end

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of 1999. The latter, France, faced some ups and downs but it stayed at the same levels at 6.5 per 1000 vehicles during the decade.

On the other hand

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, surprisingly, the number of car thefts in Sweden increased sharply over time.

while

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it was only nearly 10 thefts per thousand vehicles in 1990,

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it rocketed to 14 in 1999.

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, Canada started at 5.5 in 1990, fell to 5 after 3 years, and

thereafter

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grew steadily to 5.3 after 6 years in 1999.