What's reported in Vancouver
6,065 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 2,309 | 38.1% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 858 | 14.1% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 679 | 11.2% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 634 | 10.5% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 282 | 4.6% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 234 | 3.9% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 210 | 3.5% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 160 | 2.6% of civic news |
Rising concerns in Vancouver
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Accidents & Road Safety | 858 | +9.6 pp | ▲ |
| Crime & Violence | 2,309 | +6.2 pp | ▲ |
| Elections & Politics | 49 | +0.7 pp | ▲ |
| Labour & Employment | 42 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
Receding concerns in Vancouver
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 679 | -3.4 pp | ▼ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 210 | -3.2 pp | ▼ |
| Missing Persons | 96 | -2.7 pp | ▼ |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 92 | -1.9 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 234 | -1.5 pp | ▼ |
| Public Safety | 160 | -1.2 pp | ▼ |
Crime & violence in Vancouver
| Homicide | 990 | type | |
| Assault | 245 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 94 | type | |
| Vehicle Attack | 79 | type | |
| Vandalism | 42 | type | |
| Theft | 41 | type | |
| Vehicular Attack | 36 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2018 homicide (49 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Apr 2025 (172 news reports that month); vehicle attack coverage peaked in Apr 2025 (72 news reports that month).
Accidents & road safety in Vancouver
| Traffic Accident | 104 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 73 | type | |
| Vehicle Attack | 60 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 59 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 49 | type | |
| Fire | 37 | type | |
| Vehicle Ramming | 35 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Apr 2025 vehicle ramming attack (11 deaths across news reports); vehicle collision coverage peaked in Apr 2025 (59 news reports that month); vehicle attack coverage peaked in Apr 2025 (50 news reports that month).
Public health in Vancouver
| Drug Overdose | 37 | type | |
| Opioid Overdose | 19 | type | |
| Heat Wave | 15 | type | |
| Fentanyl Overdose | 13 | type | |
| Medical Malpractice | 11 | type | |
| Disease Outbreak | 9 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 7 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jun 2021 heat wave (65–134 deaths across news reports); heat wave coverage peaked in Jun 2021 (13 news reports that month).