The chart below shows three different crimes and the number of cases committed between 1970 and 2005 in England and Wales. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The line chart below compares the trends of three types of crime and the

number

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of

cases

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reported between 1970 and 2005 in England and Wales.

Overall

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, compared to 1970, the

number

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of criminal

cases

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fluctuated over time, but both

car

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theft and

street

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robbery

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showed an

overall

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upward trend by 2005,

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house

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burglary

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declined. On the one hand, the

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of

car

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thefts and

house

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burglaries increased to around 0.6 million and 0.2 million respectively by 2005,

whereas

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street

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robbery

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remained at a relatively low level throughout most of the period. In 1980, the

number

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of

house

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burglary

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cases

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briefly surpassed that of

car

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theft.

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,

this

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changed soon after

due to

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a sharp decline in

house

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burglary

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cases

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. By 1995,

car

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theft had reached its peak at around 1.6 million

cases

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,

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house

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burglary

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remained relatively stable compared to 1990.

In contrast

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, the

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of

street

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robbery

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cases

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remained low and stable from 1970 to 1995. During the final decade,

street

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robbery

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rose significantly,

while

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the other two crime types declined sharply.