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 compares the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in New Port City Centre from 2003 to 2012.

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,

car

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theft

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and

robbery

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shared a similar , relatively stable trend throughout the period,

whereas

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burglary

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peaked between 2003 and 2004 before decreasing to a lower level in later years. At the beginning of the period,

burglary

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was the most frequent crime, at around 3500

incidents

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.

This

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was followed closely by

car

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theft

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, at roughly 2700

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.

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robbery

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was around a fifth of

car

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thefts, at approximately 500

incidents

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. Over the following years, both

car

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theft

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and

robbery

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remained relatively stable, though

robbery

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was significantly lower than

car

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theft

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. Meanwhile, in the early years,

burglary

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increased to its peak, at around 3700

incidents

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between 2003 and 2004. Once reaching its peak,

burglary

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decreased significantly to almost 1000 in 2008, becoming the second most-frequent crime.

At the end

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of the period,

car

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theft

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ranked

first,

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at just below 2500,

burglary

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at around 1500, and

robbery

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at around 500

incidents

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.