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Percentage change in total crime arrests for persons under 18 by locality . 1995-1998

#percentage #change #crime #arrests #persons #locality
The line graph illustrates the proportions of offense
arrest
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arrests
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who
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relate
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 under 18 by locality between 1995 and 1998 .
Overall
, it is
evidence
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 that the percentages of rural and urban followed almost the same trend ,
whereas
 the highest and lowest rates
observed
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 in
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the suburban
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suburban
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 from 1995 to 1998 . Moving to a detailed analysis, at the beginning of the period the rate of suburban stood at 2 % .
Then
 the that of suburban increased dramatically and reached approximately 8 % .
However
 ,
after
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it
begun
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began
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 to
decreased
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 sharply and reached around -2% over the following
a
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year .
at the end
 of the
period
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 the indicator of suburban rose slightly With regard to rural and urban , between 1995 and 1996 the figure for rural climbed slightly ,
while
the
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that
of
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 urban almost
remain
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remained
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 stable . There
were
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 a noticeable decrease in percentages of rural and suburban until
end
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 of the period
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task achievement
Ensure you present an overview that includes all key trends, without focusing excessively on one category.
task achievement
Highlight key changes and comparisons more clearly and directly.
coherence and cohesion
Structure your paragraphs more effectively, ensuring each one has a clear main idea supported by relevant data.
coherence and cohesion
Try to vary your sentence structures to improve readability and flow.
coherence and cohesion
You provided a clear general overview in the introductory statement.
task achievement
You made an effort to describe trends over the given period, showing changes in crime arrest rates.

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