Most cities have crime pockets, not random crimes that occur everywhere. It is difficult to see the relative nature of numbers when they are presented quickly on the TV screen. But it is easy to understand the growth of a budget when a bag of money is shown growing onscreen. How clearly would they understand what you are trying to show. Think clearly about the purpose of this graphic.
Some graphics reconstruct tangible images such as a medical experiment or a building layout.
Others illustrate the the intangible such as a budget or a bank merger. Go lightly on the numbers. The numbers are simple but not as effective as graphics. Your eye is trying to make mental calculations first, then it has to see the difference in the numbers next to them. Back and forth and back and forth, up to 12 times to absorb all the information.