The given line graph illustrates how many crimes in car therf, house burglary, and street robbery across a United States’ city between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, it is apparent that there was an increase in the number of crimes in house burglary and street robbery, while a decline was seen in that of car theft. Additionally, street robbery consistently had the lowest figures throughout the period.
The quantity of crimes in house burglary started at just under 200 people, after which it saw a considerable rise to around 320 people in 1990. A similar change was seen in that of street robbery, which increased gradually from exactly 50 crimes to 100 crimes ten years later. By contrast, the figure for street robbery showed a steady downward trend, from 350 people in 1980 to exactly 250 people in 1990.
From 1990 to 1995, the number of crimes in house burglary witnessed a dramatic decline, reaching around 175 people, then rose to almost 220 crimes by the end of the period. An opposite changes was seen in that of car theft, which grew steadily to approximately 325 crimes in 1995, and dropped to exactly 300 people in the final year. Additionally, house burglary experienced a consistent decrease to just over 50 people in 2000.
