The line graph illustrates how the rates of three types of crime, including burglary,car theft and robbery in New Port city center between 2003 and 2012.
It can be clearly seen that burglary saw a profound rise before declining sharply over the given period, while car theft remained relatively stable with a slight upward trend by the end . Robbery experienced only minor fluctuations.
In 2003, burglary was the most common crime, with about 3,400 incidents. It peaked in 2004 at just over 3,600, but then underwent a sharp drop, reaching a low point of approximately 1,100 incidents in 2008.Though there was a small growth afterward,. burglary ended the period at about 1,400 incidents.
Car theft, on the other hand, began at just under 2,800 cases in 2003 and showed a slight decline until 2006.However, from 2006 onwards, the numbers gradually increased, finishing at about 2,760 in 2012, almost the same level as the starting of the period.
Robbery remained the least frequent of three crimes throughout the decade.It began at well under 700 incidents in 2003, rose steadily to around 900 in 2005 and then fluctuated modestly before ending at about 800 cases in 2012.