The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in Panama City from 2010 to 2019. 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 Panama City from 2010 to 2019.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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three distinct crimes in Panama City over a period of 10 years.  The number of incidents
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car theft and robbery stayed relatively stable.
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, burglary was the most frequently committed crime in 2010 and it dropped by around 2,500, comprising 1,000 incidents 5 years later. 
First,
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in 2014, the figure for car theft overtook that of burglary, even though it experienced a decline since 2012. After that year, it increased consistently little by little by the end of the period.
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a significant decrease in 2015, burglary was ranked second by the end of the timeframe,
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there was a negligible rise of around 500 in 2016.
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, in comparison, there weren't as many crimes in robbery as in other sectors. It started at slightly over
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500 and ended at approximately 500 as well in 2019.
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, it was ranked third during the mentioned period.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Crime rates
  • Fluctuated
  • Significant spike
  • Consistent trend
  • Prevalent
  • Cumulative change
  • Enforcement
  • Correlate
  • Reduction/increase in crime
  • Categories of crime
  • Level of crime
  • Period of time
  • Analysis
  • Data representation
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