The given figure describes how different criminal activities changed in the center of Newport City between 2003 and 2012.
Generally, there was a plummet in the number of burglaries, while the figure for automobile thefts’ crime fell slightly. However, the statistics of robberiesy, which were stolen from a person, stayed constant throughout the given period.
Originally, in 2003, the number of burglaries stood at almost 3500 incidents, surpassing the figure for automobile theft by a seventh. During the subsequent four-year period, the burglaries data climbed marginally and peaked at around 3700 incidents in 2004 before bottoming with a dramatic plummet of approximately 2500 incidents in 2008, while the car theft data declined slightly and hit its lowest points at about 2100 incidents. Despite this gradual fall, automobile theft began to recover before reaching its highest point at the end of the period, which made it the leading criminal activity at approximately 2800 incidents, while burglaries rose slowly and ranked second with nearly 1500 incidents.
In contrast to the other criminal activities, the statistics of robberies almost remained stable, starting at only a little over 500 incidents in 2003. Throughout the given period, it experienced a fluctuation between 500 and 600 incidents before returning to its starting point in 2012.