The graph below presents changes in three separate areas of criminal activity in Manchester city center over the period from 2003 to 2012.
Overall, it is evident that at the beginning of the time frame, burglary had the highest number of incidents, while the number of robbery incidents was lower compared to the other crimes.
In more detail, in 2003, burglary had a higher number of illegal acts at approximately 3400. However, as time passed, this figure dramatically declined and dropped from 3500 to 1300 at the end of the timeline. Additionally, in 2003, car theft was the second largest crime, comprising around 2800. After that, this figure slightly declined until 2006 at approximately 2000. However, as time passed, this amount increased again by nearly 2600 and reached the highest number. Furthermore, robbery illegal acts were lower rather than other crimes, and this crime remained unchanged at approximately 600 between 2003 to 2012.