The graph illustrates the trends in burglary, car theft, and robbery incidents in Manchester city centre from 2003 to 2012.
In 2003, burglary was the most common crime with about 3,500 incidents, peaking further in 2004 before seeing a sharp decline to around 1,100 incidents by 2008. This level remained relatively stable with slight fluctuations from 2008 to 2012.
Car theft started at around 2,800 incidents in 2003, showing a moderate rise and fall pattern throughout the decade. By 2012, car theft incidents rose again, reaching close to 2,700, overtaking burglary.
Robbery incidents were the lowest throughout the period, staying between 500 and 1,000. However, there was a slight increase towards the end of the period.
Overall, burglary saw a significant decrease, while car theft and robbery remained relatively stable, with car theft showing an increase towards the end of the period.
