The line chart illustrates the number of hideous offences that happened in London from 2003 to 2012.
Overall, the figure of armed robbery plummeted throughout the period while assault increased. Number of murders remained constant.
In 2003, armed robbery was the highest crime committed about 3400 cases and then it steeply sloped to 1100 cases in 2008. It showed a slight upward trend in 2009 reaching 1500 and then it remained constant until 2012. In contrast, assault was the second highest, figure starting at 2400 in 2003. However, it gradually decreased to 2000 cases in the year 2006, fluctuated until 2008 yet, stayed the same. It subsequently reached 2600 in 2010 and then it peaked in 2012 reaching 2700 cases; it became the highest committed offence in 2012.
Regarding murder, it remained the lowest criminal offence; starting at 500 reported cases in 2003 then peaked at 900 in the year 2006. Figure fluctuated but remained constant throughout the period reaching the same mark of 500 cases in 2012.
