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 provides information on the number of crimes that happened as burglary, car theft, and robbery in New Port city

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between 2003 and 2012.

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, car theft recorded the highest figures

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robbery had the lowest

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of the period.

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, burglary started as the most common crime, but

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experienced a continuous downward trend until the end.

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, there were about 2700 car theft incidents

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declined to just under 2100 in 2006, before fluctuating and eventually

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2400 in 2021. Following a similar trend, robbery started with around 600 incidents,

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slightly decreased to just under 550 in 2006. After that, the figure kept fluctuating until it reached approximately 550

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of the period. In terms of burglary,

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was the most common crime in the

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with 3400 incidents. After that, it peaked at just over 3700 in 2004, before showing a steady downward

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at which it reached 1200 in 2008. The figure

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fluctuated before eventually reaching just under 1400 in 2012.