The line graph represents the trends in three types of crime Burglary, Car theft, and Robbery in Newport city center over a period of nine years, from 2003 to 2012.
Overall, burglary saw a significant decline throughout the period, whereas car theft remained relatively stable with some fluctuations. In contrast, robbery had the lowest number of incidents and showed only minor variations over the years. By the end of the period, car theft became the most common type of crime, exceeding burglary.
At the beginning of the period, burglary had the highest number of reported cases, around 3500 in 2003. It peaked in 2004 before steadily decreasing to approximately 1000 incidents by 2012. On the other hand, car theft incidents started at around 2500 and showed minor fluctuations, remaining relatively stable between 2000 and 2500 throughout most of the period. Unlike burglary, car theft did not show a clear downward or upward trend but had a slight decline after 2010.
Robbery consistently had the lowest number of incidents, starting at just under 1000 cases in 2003. While there were slight fluctuations over the years, the numbers remained relatively stable, never exceeding 1000 incidents. By 2012, robbery incidents showed a slight decrease compared to the beginning of the period.