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

The given graph illustrates changes in three types of crime (burglary,

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theft and robbery) which were committed in Manchester City over 9 years between 2003-2012 years.

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,

it is clear that

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the

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of burglaries dropped significantly over the given period,

while

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the

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of

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thefts increased gradually. At the beginning of the period, burglary was the most prevalent crime in Machester City, but after 2006,

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theft became the most committed crime. With regards to the

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of burglaries, it began with 3400 cases and

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peaked at about 3700 in 2004 before falling dramatically to about 1400 in the

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year.

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, approximately 2300

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thefts were perpetrated in the first year, after which it gradually rose to 2700 cases in 2012 and reached the highest rate in the

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six years.

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, the

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of robberiescrimes was at about 600 in 2003 and reached a peak in 2005. After that, it declined slightly to approximately 600 crimes in the

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year.