The line graph compares the occurrence of three types of crimes- burglary, car theft, and robbery- in Manchester city center from 2003 to 2012.
Overall, the level of car theft showed an upward trend, while the reverse was true for burglary, exhibiting a dramatic downturn. Notably, despite witnessing noticeable fluctuations, the level of robbery remained relatively stable over the entire period. Of particular note is that the incidence of car theft and robbery displayed somewhat similar patterns, each of which fluctuated in the first half of the period, although the former exhibited an overall upward trend by the end.
Turning to the details, burglary started the period as the most common type of crime at just below 3500. After an initial surge, hitting a high of about 3750 in 2004, the number of burglary cases began to drop precipitously. More precisely, the figure saw a more than threefold decline, plummeting to just 1100 in 2008, after which it saw a partial recover to 1500 and plateaued for the following four years.
By contrast, car theft bucked the previous trend. Starting at 2300 in 2003, the figure hovered at this level until 2009 before experiencing steady growth to a peak of 2800 by 2012, greatly outstripping the remaining categories. Conversely, robbery remained consistently well below. It underwent slight fluctuations, varying between 500 and 1000 over the years studied prior to closing at its initial level (around 600).