The line graph illustrates the number of three crimes – burglary, car theft, and robbery (theft from the person) – in New Port city center between 2003 and 2012.
Overall, burglary, which initially dominated the crime incidents, dropped dramatically over the years. While car theft ended the period similar to its original figure, robbery consistently remained the fewest incidents and rose slightly at the end of the period.
In 2003, burglary showed the largest number of incidents, accounting for nearly 3,500, followed by car theft, at 2,750. The figure for burglary peaked at 3,750 in 2004 before falling sharply, hitting a low of 1,250 in 2008. After rebounding to 1,500 a year later, it remained relatively stable afterwards. Conversely, car theft stayed unchanged over the following two years. After that, it increased gradually, exceeding burglary between 2006 and 2007, returning to its original point by the final year.
In comparison, robbery stood at a significantly lower number than the two other crimes (500). From 2003 to 2011, it fluctuated between 500 and 900 before eventually edging up slightly to 750 at the end of the period.