Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Crime & Violence
9,033
+9.1 pp
▲
Accidents & Road Safety
2,404
+1.2 pp
▲
Policing & Law Enforcement
990
+0.9 pp
▲
Terrorism & Conflict
800
+0.6 pp
▲
Governance & Policy
1,003
+0.3 pp
▲
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Receding concerns in Melbourne
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Public Health
1,297
-3.8 pp
▼
Disasters & Emergencies
532
-1.9 pp
▼
Public Safety
840
-1.7 pp
▼
Protest & Civil Unrest
1,264
-1.3 pp
▼
Immigration & Border
177
-1.2 pp
▼
Human Rights & Social
220
-0.8 pp
▼
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Crime & violence in Melbourne
Homicide
3,245
type
Sexual Assault
612
type
Assault
492
type
Drug Trafficking
314
type
Arson
210
type
Theft
204
type
Homicide Attempted
176
type
Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Dec 2022 (251 news reports that month); sexual assault coverage peaked in Apr 2026 (202 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Melbourne
Traffic Accident
484
type
Pedestrian Collision
168
type
Aircraft Crash
129
type
Vehicle Collision
106
type
Hit and Run
61
type
Fire
50
type
Aircraft Incident
47
type
Real incidents behind the numbers the Sep 2023 traffic accident (215 deaths across news reports); aircraft crash coverage peaked in Feb 2017 (96 news reports that month); traffic accident coverage peaked in Apr 2020 (48 news reports that month).
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Public health in Melbourne
Disease Outbreak
258
type
Coronavirus Outbreak
90
type
Pandemic Outbreak
66
type
Drug Overdose
43
type
Viral Outbreak
26
type
Asthma Outbreak
25
type
Outbreak
20
type
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jul 2020 disease outbreak (83 deaths across news reports); the Nov 2021 disease outbreak (45–51 deaths across news reports); the Jun 2022 disease outbreak (50 deaths across news reports).