IELTS Writing Practices #60

The given line graph provides information about the changing trends of three different criminal activities that occurred in the heart of Manchester city between 2003 and 2012

From an overall perspective, it can be seen that all three crimes had different trends. The burglary had a significant decline, while in contrast car theft experienced a slight increase and robbery had a relatively stable line despite a small increase in the first few years.

As can be seen in the chart, burglary was the worst reported crime in the city in 2003. The reported cases of burglary were approximately 3400 this year, which spiked to around 3750 in the next year. Car theft stood as the second worst crime in the city, but the numbers stood at almost 1000 less than the former crime reported in 2003. The robbery was the least reported crime in the year (around 500).

After 2004, there was a decline in burglary cases until 2008. and this was from 3750 to 1100. It did not cross 1500 since then. Car theft too showed a decline, but in a varying proportion, and this was from 2400 in 2004 to around 2000 in 2006. From this lowest point, the number rose erratically to reach 2800 by 2012. In the case of robbery, despite a spike in 2005, the numbers hovered around 500.