The line chart illustrates the changing rates of crime took place in three different place in Newport city from 2003 to 2012
Overall, Burglary fell the most, while car theft and robbery remained stable fluctuation. By the end car thief became the dominant category.Notably, burglary was the most common crime at the beginning of the period but it overtaken by car theft in 2007 onward
In 2003, burglary was the most common crime, with approximately 3400 reported cases. The figure for burglary rates slightly increased to about 3700 in 2004. But then there was a dramatic downtrend. At this point the figure stood at just over 1000 incidents.This rose slightly in 2009 about 1400 and then continued to fluctuate for the remaining stable,at 1300 in 2012
Car theft began at the period lower with 2800 and remained stable from 2003 to 2005. It then fell approximately 2100 in 2006, followed by a slight recovery of about 2200 in 2008. From this point, it grew steadily ,reaching approximately 2600 in 2010. Meanwhile, Robbery remained the least common,with statics just over 500 in 2003,and incidences reminded under 1000 in entire 9-year period