The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in New Port city center from 2003-2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in New Port city center from 2003-2012.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph illustrates the changes in burglary, car theft, and robbery in the centre of New Port City between 2003 and 2012
Overall
, burglary experienced the most decline from 2003 to 2012 not only stealing but all crimes had reduced in numbers during the period.
To begin
with, burglary had a slight rise up to 2004 around 3700 before a massive fall between 2004 to 2008 under 1500 stealing at that time.
This
was followed by small fluctuations until 2012, after which it levelled off at approximately 1400.
On the other hand
, car theft started with above 2500 cases in 2003 but had a slight fluctuating trend during the period up to the end.
Similarly
, robbery among these crimes had the lowest cases during the period that began with around 700 robberies and remained stable up to 2012. Eventually, they both reached almost the same numbers as in the first year, respectively.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • instances of crime
  • significant decline
  • noticeable change
  • fluctuating trend
  • relatively stable
  • minor fluctuations
  • dramatic reduction
  • converged towards
  • crime rate
  • time frame
  • notable trajectory
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