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What's reported in Visakhapatnam
6,890 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Governance & Policy | 1,759 | 25.5% of civic news | |
| Crime & Violence | 1,058 | 15.4% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 768 | 11.1% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 457 | 6.6% of civic news | |
| Corruption & Fraud | 422 | 6.1% of civic news | |
| Environment & Pollution | 373 | 5.4% of civic news | |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 356 | 5.2% of civic news | |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 344 | 5.0% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Visakhapatnam
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Elections & Politics | 244 | +2.8 pp | ▲ |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 344 | +2.7 pp | ▲ |
| Labour & Employment | 75 | +1.0 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 1,759 | +0.9 pp | ▲ |
| Environment & Pollution | 373 | +0.8 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 51 | +0.7 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Visakhapatnam
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Accidents & Road Safety | 768 | -4.2 pp | ▼ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 323 | -2.7 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 307 | -1.7 pp | ▼ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 422 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Missing Persons | 41 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Crime & Violence | 1,058 | -0.5 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Visakhapatnam
| Homicide | 361 | type | |
| Assault | 53 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 46 | type | |
| Theft | 41 | type | |
| Drug Smuggling | 33 | type | |
| Vandalism | 27 | type | |
| Rape | 24 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Mar 2026 (41 news reports that month); vandalism coverage peaked in Jan 2023 (17 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Visakhapatnam
| Traffic Accident | 112 | type | |
| Gas Leak | 75 | type | |
| Industrial Accident | 59 | type | |
| Industrial Fire | 50 | type | |
| Fire Incident | 42 | type | |
| Drowning | 36 | type | |
| Fire Accident | 25 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Oct 2023 train collision (14 deaths across news reports); gas leak coverage peaked in May 2020 (57 news reports that month); industrial accident coverage peaked in May 2020 (27 news reports that month).
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Corruption & fraud in Visakhapatnam
| Bribery | 79 | type | |
| Money Laundering | 79 | type | |
| Disproportionate Assets | 21 | type | |
| Hawala Racket | 12 | type | |
| Bank Fraud | 12 | type | |
| Land Scam | 10 | type | |
| Tax Evasion | 9 | type |
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