The line graph illustrates the fluctuations in the number of incidents for three specific types of crime—burglary, car theft, and robbery—in Newport city center between 2003 and 2012.
Overall, burglary saw a substantial downward trend, whereas car theft remained relatively high throughout the decade. Robbery consistently maintained the lowest number of incidents among the three categories.
In 2003, burglary was the most frequent crime at 3,400 incidents, peaking at 3,700 in 2004 before declining sharply to a low of 1,200 in 2008. Although it fluctuated slightly thereafter, it ended the period at 1,300. Conversely, car theft began at 2,700 incidents and remained the most common crime from 2006 onwards, despite a dip to 2,100 in 2006 and 2008. It reached a peak of 2,800 in 2004 and concluded at 2,300 in 2012.
Robbery (theft from the person) started at 700 incidents and reached its highest point of 850 in 2005. Following this, it experienced a gradual decline, hitting a low of 500 in 2008. For the remainder of the period, robbery figures remained stable, fluctuating between 600 and 700 incidents, ultimately finishing at 650 in 2012.