The line graph illustrates how many people committed three different types of crimes, namely, car theft, house burgling and street robbery in England and Wales between 1970 and 2005.
Overall, the number of criminals in all crimes increased, albeit to varying degrees, with car theft doubling in numbers. It is also worth mentioning that in spite of tangible growth, the number of street robbers remained the lowest, while the reverse was true for car theft.
Focusing on car theft initially, the number of criminals grew gradually, standing at 1 million, in 1990, after which a dramatic rise was recorded, reaching a chart high of 1.6 million in the next five years. However, this figure was subject to a substantial decline of 0.6 million, finishing at 1 million by the end.
The remaining crimes witnessed marginal growth. The number of people burgling houses increased from 0.2 million to 0.6 million by 1980 before fluctuating between 0.6 and 0.8 million until 1995, and this figure plummeted to 1 million at the end. The number of people robbing in the streets, meanwhile, stabilized until 1995, after which there was a minimal rise by a mere 0.1 million, finishing at 0.2 million at the end of the timeframe.