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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 4th November
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
This bar chart examines people’s perceptions of being a victim of crime compared to the actual risks involved over two periods, 2009/10 and 2010/11.
For all three crime types, the fear of being a victim is far greater than the likelihood of becoming one. The highest figures relate to car crime and show that, during both periods, around 4% of the population were victims, with a very slight decline in 2010/11. In contrast, the fear of being a victim of this crime was recorded at about 21% in 2009/10, falling to approximately 17% in 2010/11.
The perceived threat from the other two crimes, burglary and violent crime, were roughly the same over both periods: just over 15% in 2009/10. falling to about 13% in 2010/11. However, in both cases the real risk was far lower at between 2.5 and 3% for burglary and violent crime.
However, figures for the perception of the threat of crime have shown a marked fall in all three cases over the two-year period, falling by 2-4%. This may show that people are gaining a more realistic view.
