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Civic record · Indore

What the record is made of — Indore

The composition of the city's civic coverage: what gets reported, what's growing, what's fading.

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What's reported in Indore

17,203 civic reports · 2016–2026

Crime & violence6,11335.5% of civic news
Governance & policy2,48114.4% of civic news
Accidents & road safety1,5398.9% of civic news
Public health1,3878.1% of civic news
Corruption & fraud1,2707.4% of civic news
Policing & law enforcement9245.4% of civic news
Public safety6954.0% of civic news
Protest & civil unrest5663.3% of civic news
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Rising concerns in Indore

Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)

Public health1,387+5.3 pp
Accidents & road safety1,539+2.2 pp
Missing persons118+0.9 pp
Public safety695+0.5 pp
Human rights & social131+0.4 pp
Environment & pollution227+0.3 pp
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Receding concerns in Indore

Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)

Disasters & emergencies209-2.0 pp
Policing & law enforcement924-1.4 pp
Protest & civil unrest566-1.3 pp
Elections & politics364-1.3 pp
Corruption & fraud1,270-1.2 pp
Crime & violence6,113-0.8 pp
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Crime & violence in Indore

Homicide2,098type
Assault548type
Theft341type
Suicide195type
Sexual assault177type
Drug trafficking170type
Fraud120type

Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Jun 2025 (380 news reports that month); assault coverage peaked in Jun 2019 (62 news reports that month).

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Accidents & road safety in Indore

Traffic accident331type
Building collapse109type
Fire incident103type
Fire87type
Drowning38type
Train accident37type
Train derailment33type

Real incidents behind the numbers the Nov 2016 train derailment (100–150 deaths across news reports); the Mar 2023 well collapse (36 deaths across news reports); building collapse coverage peaked in Apr 2018 (39 news reports that month).

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Public health in Indore

Water contamination236type
Disease outbreak187type
Pandemic outbreak42type
Suicide35type
Medical malpractice33type
Hospital incident31type
Food poisoning30type

Real incidents behind the numbers the Apr 2020 disease outbreak (49–52 deaths across news reports); water contamination coverage peaked in Jan 2026 (330 news reports that month); disease outbreak coverage peaked in Apr 2020 (66 news reports that month).

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Corruption & fraud in Indore

Money laundering198type
Bribery113type
Tax evasion71type
Investment scam31type
Bank fraud22type
Scam21type
Fraud21type
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Civic reports in Indore over time

2026: 1,618201620261,618