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What's reported in Sydney
30,226 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 11.3K | 37.5% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 2,536 | 8.4% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 2,161 | 7.1% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 1,939 | 6.4% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,830 | 6.1% of civic news | |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 1,793 | 5.9% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,562 | 5.2% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 1,184 | 3.9% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Sydney
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 11.3K | +5.6 pp | ▲ |
| Terrorism & Conflict | 1,099 | +3.2 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,562 | +2.2 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,830 | +2.0 pp | ▲ |
| Environment & Pollution | 565 | +1.5 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 2,536 | +1.2 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Sydney
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Public Health | 1,939 | -6.8 pp | ▼ |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 1,793 | -4.0 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 1,184 | -1.9 pp | ▼ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 1,113 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Governance & Policy | 2,161 | -0.8 pp | ▼ |
| Human Rights & Social | 282 | -0.6 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Sydney
| Homicide | 4,045 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 1,140 | type | |
| Assault | 677 | type | |
| Drug Trafficking | 508 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 215 | type | |
| Drug Smuggling | 203 | type | |
| Sexual Abuse | 194 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jun 2018 homicide (88 deaths across news reports); the Dec 2025 homicide (35 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Apr 2024 (1217 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Sydney
| Traffic Accident | 338 | type | |
| Shark Attack | 256 | type | |
| Aircraft Crash | 102 | type | |
| Water Accident | 73 | type | |
| Aircraft Engine Failure | 63 | type | |
| Drowning | 60 | type | |
| Animal Attack | 54 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers shark attack coverage peaked in Feb 2022 (138 news reports that month).
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Public health in Sydney
| Disease Outbreak | 353 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 100 | type | |
| Drug Overdose | 86 | type | |
| Vaccine Outbreak | 85 | type | |
| Viral Outbreak | 59 | type | |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 46 | type | |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 43 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Aug 2020 disease outbreak (421 deaths across news reports); the Aug 2021 vaccine outbreak (38–83 deaths across news reports); disease outbreak coverage peaked in Jul 2021 (117 news reports that month).
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