The line chart below displays the crime rates in four different countries (USA, UK, Australia, and South Africa) from 1985 to 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph gives depicts the crime rates in four different nations, from 1985 to 2020.

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, it can observed that, since 2003, the number of serious assaults has reduced significantly.

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, during the same period crimes like Sexual Violence had grown slightly.

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the cases of City Homicide were the same throughout the 10 years.

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, in 2014, there was a rise in Robbery incidents, but after that year it remained almost constant. On closer examination, it can be found that, in 2013, more than 200 cases of Assaulting were registered,

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grew by another 50 cases before witnessing a drop.

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by the end of 2018,

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was close to 100. In 2003, approximately less than 20 incidents of Sexual abuse occurred

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increased steadily and reached a value of 50, in 2018.

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, from 2003 to 2018, the number of City Homicides was nearly constant,

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less than 10 incidents. In 2010, exactly 100 Robberies took place and

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number was the same until 2013, after which it rose to 110 and later again became stable.