Every civic news report geolocated to Sydney, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Safety is the worsening civic story. Crime and violence took a bigger slice of Sydney's news, up 5.5 points, while protests and street unrest rose 2.2 points. Homicide was the fastest-growing specific problem, up 3.38 points, so the shift is not merely louder debate.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Violence | 11,248 | +5.5 | 50.8% | 16.7% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 1,095 | +3.2 | 37.1% | 16.3% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 1,554 | +2.2 | 5.9% | 2.5% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 1,813 | +1.9 | 34.2% | 5.0% |
| Environment Pollution | 564 | +1.5 | 4.1% | 2.3% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,520 | +1.2 | 4.6% | 25.3% |
| Public Safety | 888 | +0.3 | 3.9% | 11.4% |
| Labor Employment | 451 | +0.1 | 7.5% | 0.7% |
| Elections Politics | 82 | -0.0 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Education | 41 | -0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 766 | -0.1 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| Immigration Border | 192 | -0.2 | 11.5% | 3.1% |
| Missing Persons | 381 | -0.5 | 8.7% | 10.2% |
| Human Rights Social | 277 | -0.6 | 4.7% | 11.2% |
| Governance Policy | 2,135 | -0.8 | 4.1% | 2.6% |
| Corruption Fraud | 1,107 | -1.0 | 43.5% | 0.3% |
| Legal Judicial | 1,175 | -1.9 | 34.1% | 0.9% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 1,779 | -4.0 | 0.3% | 18.2% |
| Public Health | 1,926 | -6.8 | 2.9% | 28.0% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 4007 | +3.38 |
| War Crimes | 70 | +1.01 |
| Assault | 676 | +0.95 |
| Shark Attack | 256 | +0.89 |
| Terrorist Attack | 100 | +0.81 |
| Asbestos Contamination | 55 | +0.80 |
| Mass Shooting | 44 | +0.64 |
| Demonstration | 360 | +0.61 |
| Vandalism | 99 | +0.61 |
| Stabbing Attack | 40 | +0.58 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | 664 | -3.71 |
| Sexual Assault | 1135 | -2.67 |
| Disease Outbreak | 350 | -1.90 |
| Vaccine Outbreak | 85 | -0.79 |
| Anti Lockdown Protest | 85 | -0.79 |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 100 | -0.79 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08 | Disease Outbreak | 421 | 3 |
| 2018-06 | Homicide | 88 | 4 |
| 2021-08 | Vaccine Outbreak | 38–83 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | Homicide | 35 | 4 |
| 2020-02 | Flood | 33 | 4 |
29,994 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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