Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Protest & Civil Unrest
494
+3.5 pp
▲
Labour & Employment
344
+3.3 pp
▲
Infrastructure & Utilities
350
+1.9 pp
▲
Public Safety
291
+1.1 pp
▲
Corruption & Fraud
358
+0.8 pp
▲
Courts & Judiciary
334
+0.5 pp
▲
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Receding concerns in Montreal
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Public Health
491
-3.2 pp
▼
Policing & Law Enforcement
823
-3.0 pp
▼
Governance & Policy
1,500
-2.7 pp
▼
Crime & Violence
2,343
-1.9 pp
▼
Accidents & Road Safety
919
-0.7 pp
▼
Human Rights & Social
149
-0.3 pp
▼
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Crime & violence in Montreal
Homicide
926
type
Sexual Assault
150
type
Assault
145
type
Shooting
103
type
Arson
88
type
Homicide Attempted
55
type
Theft
46
type
Real incidents behind the numbers the Nov 2016 homicide (19 deaths across news reports); the Dec 2019 homicide (14 deaths across news reports); the Dec 2021 homicide (14 deaths across news reports).
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Accidents & road safety in Montreal
Traffic Accident
160
type
Fire
125
type
Pedestrian Collision
77
type
Vehicle Fire
23
type
Hit and Run
20
type
Drowning
17
type
Aircraft Collision
15
type
Real incidents behind the numbers traffic accident coverage peaked in May 2016 (13 news reports that month); fire coverage peaked in Mar 2023 (12 news reports that month).
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Protest & civil unrest in Montreal
Demonstration
125
type
Campus Protest
31
type
Political Protest
23
type
Environmental Protest
15
type
Anti Nato Protest
12
type
Vandalism
12
type
Labor Dispute
10
type
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Public health in Montreal
Disease Outbreak
58
type
Heat Wave
30
type
Pandemic Outbreak
27
type
Vaccine Outbreak
14
type
Coronavirus Outbreak
14
type
Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak
9
type
Drug Overdose
9
type
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jul 2018 heat wave (33–54 deaths across news reports); the Apr 2020 nursing home death (31 deaths across news reports); heat wave coverage peaked in Jul 2018 (22 news reports that month).