The given table illustrates the information about the three major injuries such as fatal, serious, and slight injuries happening from gun and knife crime in Great Britain between 1998 and 2007.
Overall, the most striking aspect shown in the figure is that the number of injuries resulting from gun and knife crime was significantly increased over the period of time.
The number of fatal injuries increased gradually from 49 in 1998 to 95 in 2002, while the period 2003 to 2006 experienced a dramatic fall in the number of injuries, that went down from 80 to 49, then rose slightly in the following year. Between 1998 and 2007 there was a dramatic rise in the number of serious injuries, that increased from 162 to 476.
The number of slight injuries witnessed a drastic rise from 653 in 1998 to 3296 in 2006. Therefore, the period between 1998 and 2006 went through a dramatic change in the number of total injuries, which went up from 864 to 3821. As a result, the proportion of total injuries resulting from gun and knife crime increased significantly by 342% throughout the period from 1998 to 2007 in Great Britain.
