The line graph shows information about the number of incidents of three types crime that occurred in downtown Newport over a ten-year period between 2003 and 2012.
Overall, burglary showed a significantly downward pattern in the rate of crime, while the figures for car theft and robbery remained unchanged throughout the given period.
Looking at the details, the number of burglaries started at just under 3,500 in 2003, then the next year. After that, despite falling sharply to around 1,500 in 2009, the figure leveled off in the last three years.
By contrast, robbery incidents slightly rose to just under 1,000 in 2005, then fell minimally to 500 in 2008. The figure then fluctuated around 750 until the end. If we look at car theft incidents, the trend was similar. Having remained stable at around 2,750 in the first three years, the crime then fell considerably to just over 2,000 in 2008. There was then a gradual rise, reaching nearly 3,000 in 2012.