Every civic news report geolocated to Melbourne, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Melbourne’s civic conversation has taken a hard turn toward violence. Crime and violence claimed a bigger slice of the city’s news, up 11.0 points; sexual assault rose 2.71 points and arson 2.55 points. This is a concentrated safety warning, not a general rise across every civic problem.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Violence | 8,602 | +11.0 | 44.1% | 20.3% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 924 | +1.1 | 29.1% | 5.7% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 797 | +0.7 | 33.1% | 20.8% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,180 | +0.3 | 10.0% | 24.5% |
| Governance Policy | 974 | +0.3 | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| Missing Persons | 220 | -0.1 | 13.6% | 8.2% |
| Environment Pollution | 183 | -0.1 | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| Elections Politics | 77 | -0.1 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Business Economy | 32 | -0.1 | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Legal Judicial | 969 | -0.2 | 41.1% | 1.2% |
| Labor Employment | 151 | -0.2 | 17.9% | 0.0% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 325 | -0.3 | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| Corruption Fraud | 498 | -0.6 | 42.4% | 0.2% |
| Human Rights Social | 212 | -0.8 | 17.0% | 5.7% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 1,253 | -1.2 | 7.4% | 1.0% |
| Immigration Border | 175 | -1.2 | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| Public Safety | 780 | -1.9 | 3.7% | 11.3% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 489 | -2.5 | 0.8% | 18.0% |
| Public Health | 1,271 | -4.0 | 3.1% | 23.4% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual Assault | 604 | +2.71 |
| Arson | 207 | +2.55 |
| Homicide | 3076 | +1.77 |
| War Crime Murder | 54 | +1.30 |
| Arson Attack | 60 | +1.26 |
| Hate Crime Arson | 42 | +1.01 |
| Child Abuse | 66 | +0.90 |
| Sports Injury | 46 | +0.86 |
| Anti War Protest | 40 | +0.84 |
| Assault | 479 | +0.60 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | 99 | -1.51 |
| Disease Outbreak | 248 | -1.37 |
| Sexual Abuse | 159 | -1.12 |
| Traffic Accident | 451 | -1.05 |
| Anti Lockdown Protest | 132 | -1.03 |
| Drug Trafficking | 308 | -0.89 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09 | Traffic Accident | 215 | 4 |
| 2019-01 | Bushfire | 173 | 3 |
| 2020-07 | Disease Outbreak | 83 | 3 |
| 2021-11 | Disease Outbreak | 45–51 | 12 |
| 2022-06 | Disease Outbreak | 50 | 5 |
| 2020-11 | Disease Outbreak | 38 | 3 |
20,112 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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