The line graph provides information about the three various types of crime committed in England and Wales – car theft, house burgling, and street robbery – from 1970 to 2005.
Overall, figures for all three types of crime grew, albeit to varying degrees. While the car theft was the crime that saw the biggest rise, the street robbery had the smallest increase in crime rates. House burgling, on the other hand, showed only minor fluctuations over the period given.
According to the graph, the car theft saw the most substantial rise. Its initial count went up steadily from 0.4 million in 1970 to 1 million in 1990, followed by a sharp increase to its all-time high of 1.6 million in 1995. This was, however, followed by a sudden drop to 1 million a decade later.
The figure for the house burgling, meanwhile, shifted over time. It began at just 0.2 million in 1970 and then increased to 0.6 million by 1980, remaining unchanged over the next five years. After that, it rose slightly to around 0.7 million in 1990, before dropping to approximately 0.5 million at the end of the timeframe.
The street robbery was an exception in the chart in that it always had the lowest figures and minimal alteration. The figure for this crime started around 0.1 million, yet after a slight increase, it ended the period with just 0.2 million.