THE CHART BELOW SHOWS THE CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS OF CRIME IN NEWPORT CITY CENTER FROM 2003 – 2012

The graph illustrates the

crime

rate changes that occurred in Newport city reported from 2003-2012 in three types of crimes. It is immediately noticeable that the burglary rates had significantly dropped over time

in contrast

to the car being stolen,

while

robbery rates remained stable throughout the period. Burglary was the most common theft found in Newport with almost 3500

cases

reported in 2003, it continued to escalate and hit its peak in 2004 with nearly 4000 reports. Since

then

, the

crime

had

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decreased gradually and hit its rock bottom in 2008 with about 1000 thefts.

While

the first type of

crime

had diminished, carjacking in 2008 with over 2000 thefts

which

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became the most recurrent

crime

. It started at 3000

cases

;

then

, moderately increased over the period,

eventually

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and eventually

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ended the 2012 reports with just over 2500

cases

. Robbery,

however

, had the least

cases

in

this

city with just over 500

cases

since 2003 which is the comparable amount in 2012.