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What's reported in Toronto
18,859 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 8,895 | 47.2% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 2,409 | 12.8% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,858 | 9.9% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 1,534 | 8.1% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 773 | 4.1% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 498 | 2.6% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 471 | 2.5% of civic news | |
| Corruption & Fraud | 446 | 2.4% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Toronto
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Accidents & Road Safety | 2,409 | +5.8 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 446 | +2.1 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 382 | +1.7 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,858 | +1.2 pp | ▲ |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 144 | +1.2 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 498 | +0.8 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Toronto
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 8,895 | -7.7 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 773 | -3.6 pp | ▼ |
| Elections & Politics | 135 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Public Safety | 471 | -0.6 pp | ▼ |
| Governance & Policy | 1,534 | -0.5 pp | ▼ |
| Missing Persons | 159 | -0.4 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Toronto
| Homicide | 3,963 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 727 | type | |
| Assault | 543 | type | |
| Shooting | 480 | type | |
| Theft | 237 | type | |
| Stabbing | 196 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 196 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2024 homicide (88 deaths across news reports); the Jul 2018 homicide (15 deaths across news reports); the Jun 2022 homicide (11 deaths across news reports).
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Accidents & road safety in Toronto
| Aircraft Crash | 356 | type | |
| Traffic Accident | 302 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 254 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 91 | type | |
| Fire | 90 | type | |
| Aircraft Incident | 81 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 65 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers aircraft crash coverage peaked in Feb 2025 (303 news reports that month); pedestrian collision coverage peaked in Apr 2018 (115 news reports that month).
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Public health in Toronto
| Disease Outbreak | 71 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 63 | type | |
| Drug Overdose | 32 | type | |
| Opioid Overdose | 26 | type | |
| Vaccination Policy | 20 | type | |
| Cancer Death | 20 | type | |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 14 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Nov 2020 drug overdose (132 deaths across news reports).
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Protest & civil unrest in Toronto
| Demonstration | 148 | type | |
| Political Protest | 25 | type | |
| Campus Protest | 14 | type | |
| Hate Crime Protest | 8 | type | |
| Labor Dispute | 8 | type | |
| Campus Encampment | 7 | type | |
| Anti Racism Protest | 7 | type |
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