The chart below shows the changes in three different areas of crime in Machester city centre from 2003-2012.

The line graph illustrates three types of offences (burglary, car theft, and robbery) in Machester city centre over 9 years from 2003-2012.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the number of burglaries dropped dramatically over the given period,

while

the

rate

of car thefts increased.

Nevertheless

, the number of robberies did not change a lot. With regards to burglary, it went up slightly from 3400

cases

in the first year to 3600 in 2004.

However

, the

rate

of

this

crime went down, reaching more than 1000

cases

in 2008.

Following

this

, the figure rose to around 1300

cases

at the end

of the period. When it comes to robbery, it started at more than 500

cases

in 2003. After that, its

rate

fluctuated and stood at the same point in 2012. Regarding car theft, it started with 2300

cases

in 2003. The figure

then

fell to 2000

cases

in 2006. In the next six years, the

rate

climbed gradually, reaching the highest point of 2800

cases

in the end.