The line graph compares the proportions of three kinds of crime, namely car theft, house burglary, and street robbery, in two nations between 1970 and 2000.
Overall, it can be seen that the percentages of car theft and house burglary increased gradually, while the figure for street robbery saw a relative fluctuation. It is also noticeable that car theft occupied the largest proportions during the period shown.
In 1970, around 0.4% of illegal activities was recorded in car theft, whereas the figures for house burglary and street robbery were slightly lower, at about 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively. In the subsequent years, the percentage of car theft rose dramatically, reaching a peak of 1.4% in the year 1985. House burglary experienced a similar pattern, albeit to a lesser extent, reaching about 0.5% in the same year. However, street robbery witnessed a fluctuation between some 0.1% and 0.2% over the period surveyed.
By 1990, there was a slow drop in the figure of car theft, at 1.2%, and then it plummeted to just 0.8% in 2000. Meanwhile, about 0.6% of unlawful acts was shown in house burglary, the figure then declined moderately to only 0.4%, above the initial level, in the final year.