The line graph below shows the number of serious crimes that occurred in London between 2003 and 2012.

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in London from 2003 to 2011. The X-axis displays the years

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the Y-axis shows the

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of

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.

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, the

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of armed robberies declined significantly,

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such

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as murders remained relatively stable

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the total

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of assaults increased. Armed robbery

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for the largest

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of

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, but it was

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overtaken by assaults. After a slight rise in the

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of armed robberies to around 3,600 in 2004, it decreased dramatically to nearly 1,000 in 2008. In 2009,

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rose to approximately

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1,500 and remained stable until 2012.

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, the total

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of murders rose

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from around 500 to nearly 1,000 in 2005.

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was followed by a phase of small fluctuations reaching a low point of approximately 600 in 2011. In comparison, the

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of assaults

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fluctuated between 2003 and 2008 before peaking at approximately 2,600