Every civic news report geolocated to Ottawa, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
The civic picture has improved on street unrest but worsened on violence. Protests and street unrest fell by 39.2 points, while crime and violence gained 6.5 points; homicide alone rose 4.35 points. Lethal crime, rather than demonstrations, is now the sharper concern.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance Policy | 2,501 | +15.0 | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| Crime Violence | 822 | +6.5 | 41.4% | 28.8% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 792 | +3.1 | 22.9% | 4.4% |
| Legal Judicial | 387 | +3.0 | 37.7% | 2.1% |
| Elections Politics | 101 | +2.2 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Labor Employment | 160 | +2.0 | 3.8% | 0.6% |
| Corruption Fraud | 142 | +1.6 | 35.2% | 0.0% |
| Missing Persons | 71 | +1.6 | 1.4% | 12.7% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 127 | +1.5 | 30.7% | 22.8% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 352 | +1.4 | 6.2% | 32.1% |
| Immigration Border | 123 | +1.2 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Environment Pollution | 120 | +1.2 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Human Rights Social | 216 | +0.6 | 4.2% | 7.9% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 291 | +0.3 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Public Safety | 145 | +0.3 | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 201 | -0.3 | 0.5% | 6.5% |
| Public Health | 441 | -2.0 | 1.6% | 16.1% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 2,435 | -39.2 | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 323 | +4.35 |
| Criminal Trial | 33 | +0.63 |
| Fuel Tax Suspension | 16 | +0.62 |
| Student Missing | 16 | +0.62 |
| Plastic Pollution | 19 | +0.60 |
| Sexual Assault Trial | 17 | +0.58 |
| Strike | 35 | +0.46 |
| Foreign Interference Inquiry | 18 | +0.45 |
| Vandalism | 18 | +0.40 |
| Diplomatic Expulsion | 36 | +0.34 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Demonstration | 1018 | -16.27 |
| Border Blockade | 204 | -4.31 |
| Anti Vaccine Protest | 113 | -2.40 |
| Anti Government Protest | 108 | -1.80 |
| Vaccine Mandate Protest | 86 | -1.74 |
| Political Protest | 118 | -1.47 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03 | Homicide | 4–6 | 54 |
| 2017-11 | Appeal Ruling | 3–6 | 6 |
| 2025-11 | Homicide | 4 | 3 |
| 2019-01 | Bus Crash | 3 | 25 |
| 2016-03 | Homicide | 3 | 3 |
9,427 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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