The graph illustrates how crime rates altered in Newport inner city during the period 2003-2012. We can see immediately that the greatest change occured in the number of burglaries while incidents of theft remained low but steady.
In 2003, we can see that burglary was the most common crime, with approximately 3400 reported cases. The figure rose to around 3700 in 2004, but then there was a downward trend until 2008. At this point the figure stood at just over 1000 incidents. This rose slightly in 2009, then continued to fluctuate for the remaining period.
In 2003, the number of cars being stolen stood around 2800 and followed a similar trend to burglary until 2006. At this point the number rose, standing at around at around 2200 in 2007. There was a marginal decrease in the following year, but from then on the trend was generally upside
The graph illustrates how crime rates altered in Newport inner city during the period 2003-2012. We can
see
immediately that the greatest
change
occured
in the number of burglaries while incidents of theft remained low
but
steady.
In 2003, we can
see
that burglary was the most common crime, with approximately 3400 reported cases. The figure rose to
around
3700 in 2004,
but
then there was a downward trend until 2008. At this point the figure stood at
just
over 1000 incidents. This rose
slightly
in 2009, then continued to fluctuate for the remaining period.
In 2003, the number of cars
being stolen
stood
around
2800 and followed a similar trend to burglary until 2006. At this point the number rose, standing at
around
at
around
2200 in 2007. There was a marginal decrease in the following year,
but
from then on the trend was
generally
upside