The graph provides information about the proportion of changes in total crime arrests for persons under 18 by locality from 1995 to 1998.
Overall
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suburban
area experienced the most noticeable fluctuation, rising sharply at first before falling to zero by the end of the period. Correct article usage
the suburban
By contrast
, urban and rural Linking Words
areas
followed a more downward pattern, with urban Use synonyms
areas
finishing at the lowest level.
ın suburban Use synonyms
areas
, the percentage change in total crime arrests started at around 2% in 1995, before rising sharply to a peak of 8% in 1996. Use synonyms
However
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this
figure Linking Words
then
dropped dramatically to -2% in 1997, before recovering slightly to 0% by the end of the period.
Linking Words
By
Linking Words
contrast
urban and rural Punctuation problem
contrast,
area
followed more downward trends after 1996. For rural Check wording
areas
areas
, rose slightly from around 3% to just under 4%, Use synonyms
then
Linking Words
fall
to about -2% by 1998. In urban Wrong verb form
fell
areas
, Use synonyms
increased
modestly at Correct pronoun usage
it increased
first,
but Linking Words
then
dropped steadily and finished at around -4% Linking Words
the
lowest final figure.Punctuation problem
, the