The chart below shows the changes in three different areas of crime in Machester city centre from 2003-2012.

The line chart illustrates progress in three

numerous places

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areas

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of crime in Manchester city

center

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centre

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from 2003 to 2010.

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, the burglary showed the most significant decline,

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the car thief experienced a slow rise. Meanwhile, the robbery remained steady throughout the period. At the beginning, the burglary stood at 3400 crimes, it climbed for one year,

subsequently

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crimes

shrunk

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shrank

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by 1000 in 2008 until it a small

grow

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grew

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then

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the

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leveled

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levelled

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off, reaching approximately 1400.

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, the car thief started at 2250, but it declined

by

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in

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first

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the first

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four years, ending at around 1990 by 2006

and

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, and

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then

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there was a sudden surge, reaching

at

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2900 towards

end

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the end

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. Meanwhile, the robbery recorded at 500, it faced a steady growth, and

then

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it dipped around 500 and stayed by

following

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the following

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three years until

2009

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2009,

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it increased and

then

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went back to the same

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number of crimes as the first year.