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

The chart below shows the changes in three different areas of crime in Manchester City center from 2003-2012.
The graph given illustrates how three distinct categories of crime namely burglary, car theft,
robbery
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in Manchester City
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changed between 2003 and 2012. As is presented in
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, all crimes stayed more or less the same, with the exception of burglary which
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decreased over the period. ​With regards to the rate of burglary, it began around 3500 in 2003,
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4000 in 2004 before falling dramatically to almost 1000 in 2008. From 2009
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2012, it stabilized
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1500. ​
On the other hand
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2500 in 2003 and remained almost unchanged till the end of
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period, ending near 3000.
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, robbery started at 500 in 2003, peaking at almost 1000 in 2005, before falling and stabilizing around 500 till 2012. Even though
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robbery had a lot more rarity compared to car theft, they kept essentially the same rate.
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