The chart below shows three different crimes and the number of cases committed in 1970 and 2005 in England and Wales. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the number of

incidents

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of

car

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theft

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,

burglary

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and

street

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robbery

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in England and Wales between 1970 and 2005.

Overall

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,

car

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theft

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and

burglary

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accounted for considerably more

incidents

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than

street

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robbery

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during much of the period.

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the figures for

car

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theft

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and

burglary

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fluctuated before declining towards the end of the period,

street

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robbery

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followed a different trend, increasing in the later years. All three categories experienced an increase between 1970 and 1980.

Car

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theft

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rose to approximately 0.8

million

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incidents

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,

while

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burglary

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reached just under 1

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.

By comparison

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,

street

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robbery

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increased by only around 0.1

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. Between 1980 and 1990,

car

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theft

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continued to rise, reaching approximately 1

million

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incidents

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,

while

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street

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robbery

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increased to just under 0.2

million

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.

In contrast

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,

burglary

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declined over

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period. In 1990,

car

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theft

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stood at approximately 1

million

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incidents

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,

while

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burglary

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and

street

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robbery

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accounted for just under 0.8

million

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and 0.2

million

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incidents

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, respectively. Between 1990 and 1995,

car

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theft

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and

street

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robbery

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increased,

while

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burglary

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remained stable at around 0.6

million

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. After 1995,

car

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theft

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and

burglary

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declined. Over the following decade, their figures fell by approximately 0.6

million

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and 0.2

million

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, respectively,

whereas

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street

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robbery

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increased gradually, reaching around 0.4

million

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by 2005.