The line graph compares the various crime rates, namely car theft, house burgling, and street robbery in England and Wales from 1970 to 2005.
Overall, it is evident that car theft experienced the highest rate throughout the years, whereas street robbery witnessed the lowest proportion.
In 1970, about 0.4 million crimes were allocated to car theft, while the proportion of house burgling and street robbery accounted for 0.2 million and just over Zero, respectively. In the next 20-year period, the proportion of car theft relatively grew to 1 million. Similarly, the rate of house burglary increased slightly to more than 0.6 million in 1990. In contrast, street robbery remained constant until 1995.
From 1990 to 1995, car theft surged to the highest rate at 1.6 million, while house burgling remained unchanged. The proportion of car thefts considerably reduced to 1 million in 2005, as well as there was a slight decline In house burglary, mitigating to less than 0.6 in the same period. In contrast, street robbery rose relatively to 0.2 million in 2000 and then remained stable until 2005.