Band 7+: The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in Newport city centre from 2003-2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write atleast 150 words.

The provided graph demonstrates how frequently three distinct types of crime took place in the centre of New York City from 2003 to 2012.

Overall, the burglary rate witnessed a noticeable decrease throughout the 9 years while the value for two others had some fluctuations. In addition, robbery tended to happen least regularly in the three criminal fields.

The number of burglary incidents experienced a substantial plummet from about 3500 in 2003 to hit the bottom at approximately 1200 in 2008, which was nearly one-thirds of the initial figure. In the remaining period, it slightly fluctuated between 1200 and 1500 then finally reached about 1300 in 2012.

There was a sharp decline by roughly 700 incidents in the rate of car theft in the first 4 years. The figure then grew and had some fluctuations until finally ended at 2400 in 2012. Regarding the data on robbery, it started at around 700 in 2003 and climbed by 200 in 2005. Afterwards, the rate remained stable with slight changes and reached the initial figure of 700 in 2012.