The provided line chart illustrates the changes in three distinct types of crime: burglary, car theft and robbery, in the central area of Manchester city from 2003 to 2012.
Overall, it is evident that the number of burglary incidents experienced a massive drop, while car theft’s figures saw a steady rise during that period. Additionally, robbery’s numbers remained consistently lower than the other two types of crime over the years.
Looking at burglary’s numbers, it is obvious that until 2006, it was the most committed type of crime, with its peak at over 3500 cases in 2004. However, this number saw a huge decline from 2004 to 2008, falling to its lowest at over 1000 cases in 2008 and stabilized at nearly 1500 cases over the next 4 years.
In contrast, the number of car theft cases was fluctuating between 2000 and 2500 in the first 6 years, overtaking burglaries between 2006 and 2007 because of the previously mentioned drop. In 2008, this figure went through a substantial rise, reaching its apex at just under 3000 in 2012. Additionally, robbery’s cases stayed lower and more stable than the other two, with an average of over 500 cases and a small rise in 2005.