The line chart and bar graph illustrate the relationship between age and crime and types of property crime in UK respectively in the year 2002. Overall, it is evident that, the age of approximately 20 reccorded the highest number of crime rates whereas, that of 0 and 4 had the least. Violent crime has a significant number while public order crime has a very small number.
To begin with, as it can be seen those of age group 0-8 do not participate in any crime. Crimes rate of age group 20 were the most popular with a rate of 80%. The crime rate at the age of 12 begins to rise sharply reaching a significant peak at around age 18-20 with 80%. There is a steep drop off after the age of 20. At the age of 28, it posted a fifth. Thereafter, as from age 28-60, there is a gentle decrease from one in five to approximately one in ten.
Turning to the types of crime in UK, violent crimes had a majority share which is more than two fifths. Property crime and drug crime were nearly the same at 23% and 22% in that order. public order crime were the least popular with 9%.
