The given line chart compares the shifts that took place in three different areas of crime in Newport city centre between 2003 and 2012
Overall, the data on burglary and car theft witnessed a downswing trend, while the appearance of robbery in the inner city showed a fluctuating trend. In addition, the figure for robbery consistently remained at the lowest level throughout the period.
Looking at the graph in detail, in 2003, Burglary was the most prevalent crime, with approximately 3500 incidents reported. The figure recorded a plummet to roughly 1000 incidents in 2008 before increasing slightly to about 1500 incidents in 2012. Regarding car theft, the number of incidents caused by car theft decreased from about 3000 to 2000 incidents before surpassing burglary at 2250 incidents, and remained the highest number of incidents at the end of the period
In 2003, the number of incidents caused by robbery was lower than in the years, with about 500 incidents, which increased slightly to about 1000 incidents in 2005. The figure thereafter fluctuated until 2012, at about 500 incidents