Band 7+: The chart below shows the changes in three different areas of Manchester city center for 2003 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons were relevant.

The bar graph illustrates the changes in three different areas: burglary, car theft, and robbery in Manchester city center between 2003 and 2012.

Overall, the number of burglary reports declined significantly during this period, while the rate of car theft experienced a gradual increase. At the same time, no noticeable change was observed in robbery statistics.

Initially, the highest number of cases reported was for burglary, with approximately 3,400 incidents peaking in 2003 before declining dramatically to 1,100 by 2008. This figure slightly increased to 1,500 the following year and then remained stable in the subsequent years.

In contrast, the number of car thefts fluctuated until 2009, after which it rose sharply to 2,600 in 2010. This figure remained constant in the following year and eventually reached first place with a total of 2,800 cases.

According to the diagram, robbery was the least reported crime during this period, starting with only 600 cases in 2003. It rose to 900 after two years but then dropped to 500. No significant changes were detected until 2012, except for a minor fluctuation in 2010.