What's reported in Kochi
15,903 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Governance & Policy | 4,401 | 27.7% of civic news | |
| Crime & Violence | 3,559 | 22.4% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 1,491 | 9.4% of civic news | |
| Corruption & Fraud | 1,472 | 9.3% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 793 | 5.0% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 717 | 4.5% of civic news | |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 608 | 3.8% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 490 | 3.1% of civic news |
Rising concerns in Kochi
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 3,559 | +2.4 pp | ▲ |
| Elections & Politics | 387 | +2.2 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 1,472 | +2.1 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 793 | +2.0 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 717 | +1.5 pp | ▲ |
| Public Safety | 351 | +1.4 pp | ▲ |
Receding concerns in Kochi
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Governance & Policy | 4,401 | -6.1 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 1,491 | -4.9 pp | ▼ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 490 | -1.1 pp | ▼ |
| Environment & Pollution | 299 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 466 | -0.5 pp | ▼ |
| Terrorism & Conflict | 158 | -0.3 pp | ▼ |
Crime & violence in Kochi
| Homicide | 768 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 490 | type | |
| Assault | 226 | type | |
| Smuggling | 196 | type | |
| Sexual Harassment | 115 | type | |
| Theft | 84 | type | |
| Abduction Assault | 70 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Mar 2026 suicide (5 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Oct 2022 (59 news reports that month); smuggling coverage peaked in Mar 2023 (40 news reports that month).
Corruption & fraud in Kochi
| Money Laundering | 456 | type | |
| Smuggling | 105 | type | |
| Bribery | 90 | type | |
| Gold Smuggling | 61 | type | |
| Financial Fraud | 30 | type | |
| Foreign Contribution Violation | 28 | type | |
| Bank Fraud | 28 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers money laundering coverage peaked in Mar 2023 (29 news reports that month); smuggling coverage peaked in Jul 2020 (18 news reports that month).
Accidents & road safety in Kochi
| Traffic Accident | 141 | type | |
| Maritime Accident | 42 | type | |
| Stampede | 40 | type | |
| Aircraft Crash | 33 | type | |
| Aircraft Incident | 25 | type | |
| Maritime Collision | 25 | type | |
| Aircraft Emergency Landing | 24 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers stampede coverage peaked in Nov 2023 (39 news reports that month); traffic accident coverage peaked in Nov 2021 (31 news reports that month).