Band 6+: The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in Panama City from 2010 to 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the number of crimes in three categories, burglary, car theft, and robbery in Panama City during the period of 9 years, starting in 2010. Overall, there was a downward trend in all three crimes, with burglary recording the most dramatic decrease. Burglary was the most common crime at the beginning, but later it was overtaken by car theft.

Focusing on small changes first. Starting at around 2950, the proportion of car theft decrease enormously to 2250 in 2013. The figure for this then followed by a stable rise to about 2800, reaching a peak of 3000 in the final. Car theft crime showed the most common type of crime over the period, while the reverse was true for robbery. The figure, which started at just 750, fluctuated slightly throughout the nine-year period before dropping to 600 in the end.

Burglary saw the most dramatic fall over the period, although burglary began with the highest figure, it saw nearly halved from 3500 to 1650, after which it dropped below robbery. Falling further to roughly 600 in 2017, it then recovered slightly to around 1600 in 2018.