Civic record · Toronto
What problems are increasing in Toronto?
Every civic news report geolocated to Toronto, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Full category ledger
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,392 | +5.9 | 6.7% | 25.8% |
| Corruption Fraud | 446 | +2.1 | 45.5% | 0.7% |
| Legal Judicial | 380 | +1.7 | 37.9% | 1.3% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 143 | +1.2 | 2.1% | 9.1% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 1,853 | +1.1 | 30.4% | 5.4% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 494 | +0.8 | 8.5% | 2.4% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 142 | +0.7 | 25.4% | 35.9% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 373 | +0.4 | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| Human Rights Social | 132 | +0.2 | 12.1% | 3.0% |
| Labor Employment | 277 | +0.0 | 7.9% | 0.7% |
| Environment Pollution | 133 | -0.0 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| Immigration Border | 73 | -0.2 | 1.4% | 4.1% |
| Missing Persons | 158 | -0.4 | 12.0% | 8.9% |
| Governance Policy | 1,533 | -0.5 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Public Safety | 468 | -0.7 | 4.1% | 7.3% |
| Elections Politics | 135 | -1.0 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Health | 773 | -3.6 | 0.9% | 19.4% |
| Crime Violence | 8,874 | -7.7 | 39.2% | 27.1% |
Rising sub-problems
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|
| Aircraft Crash | 355 | +6.78 |
| Shooting | 479 | +1.23 |
| Aircraft Incident | 81 | +1.23 |
| Flood | 62 | +0.85 |
| Homicide Attempted | 195 | +0.75 |
| Sexual Assault Trial | 61 | +0.74 |
| Officer Shooting | 61 | +0.59 |
| Hate Crime Shooting | 30 | +0.58 |
| Corruption Investigation | 26 | +0.50 |
| E Bike Safety | 26 | +0.47 |
Receding sub-problems
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|
| Homicide | 3955 | -4.06 |
| Sexual Assault | 727 | -1.96 |
| Assault | 539 | -1.22 |
| Pedestrian Collision | 252 | -0.89 |
| Carjacking | 96 | -0.83 |
| Traffic Accident | 298 | -0.77 |
Coverage volume by year
Corroborated fatal events (≥3 news reports agreeing; conflicting tolls merged into a range, never summed)
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|
| 2020-11 | Drug Overdose | 132 | 5 |
| 2024-01 | Homicide | 88 | 3 |
| 2018-07 | Homicide | 15 | 8 |
| 2022-06 | Homicide | 11 | 8 |
| 2021-11 | Homicide | 11 | 3 |
| 2018-04 | Van Attack | 10 | 18 |
18,779 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed