You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different areas of crime in NewPort City Center from 2003 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

The given graph is a numerical representation of incidents of crime in New Port city center between 2003 and 2012.

Overall, it is clear that the incidents of burglary went down significantly over the period, whereas the other two types of crimes persisted despite some fluctuations in between.

As per the chart, burglary was the most prevalent crime in 2003. The number of such incidents was recorded just under 3,500, which was almost 5,00 more than the next prominent case of crime: car theft. The least reported incident in the year was robbery, and this was just over 5, 00.

Despite a sharp climb to about 3,750 in 2004, the number of burglary cases dwindled to a record low of 1,250 in 2008. The car theft cases too fell to 2,000 by this year. After 2008, car theft cases went up sharply to hit 2,750 in 2012. However, burglary cases had not crossed 1,500 during this period. The peak number of theft cases from a person was 900 (in 2005), and thenafter, it remained at an average of 700.

Word count: 160

Expected band score: 7