The line graph illustrates the fluctuations in the number of incidents for three types of crime—burglary, car theft, and robbery—in Panama City between 2010 and 2019.
Overall, burglary saw a dramatic downward trend after an initial peak, whereas car theft remained the second most common crime for most of the period, and robbery consistently recorded the lowest figures.
In 2010, burglary was the most prevalent crime at 3,400 incidents, peaking at 3,700 in 2011 before plummeting to a low of 1,050 in 2015. Although it recovered slightly to 1,500 in 2018, it ended the period at 1,350. Conversely, car theft began at 2,800 in 2010, dipped to 2,100 in 2013, and then fluctuated between 2,150 and 2,750 for the remainder of the decade, eventually overtaking burglary as the most frequent crime from 2014 onwards.
Robbery followed a much lower trajectory, starting at 700 incidents in 2010. It reached a peak of 900 in 2012 before falling to its lowest point of 500 in 2015. Following this, the number of robbery incidents experienced minor variations, finishing the period at 700 in 2019, which was identical to its starting level.