Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Accidents & Road Safety
417
+4.5 pp
▲
Public Safety
463
+2.5 pp
▲
Missing Persons
63
+1.9 pp
▲
Crime & Violence
1,056
+1.1 pp
▲
Corruption & Fraud
179
+0.3 pp
▲
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Receding concerns in Kota
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Governance & Policy
314
-4.0 pp
▼
Public Health
1,012
-3.2 pp
▼
Disasters & Emergencies
61
-1.1 pp
▼
Elections & Politics
64
-1.0 pp
▼
Protest & Civil Unrest
87
-0.8 pp
▼
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Crime & violence in Kota
Homicide
419
type
Assault
62
type
Suicide
50
type
Theft
48
type
Kidnapping
33
type
Sexual Assault
27
type
Robbery
27
type
Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Apr 2026 (47 news reports that month); assault coverage peaked in Sep 2024 (14 news reports that month).
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Public health in Kota
Suicide
421
type
Hospital Death
66
type
Suicide Prevention
62
type
Student Suicide
28
type
Newborn Death Investigation
20
type
Disease Outbreak
17
type
Hospital Infrastructure Failure
15
type
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2020 hospital death (100–110 deaths across news reports); the Jan 2020 infant mortality (100 deaths across news reports); hospital death coverage peaked in Jan 2020 (62 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Kota
Traffic Accident
92
type
Building Collapse
40
type
Fire Incident
31
type
Electrocution
27
type
Drowning
25
type
Fatal Fall
22
type
Hit and Run
12
type
Real incidents behind the numbers building collapse coverage peaked in Feb 2026 (32 news reports that month); electrocution coverage peaked in Mar 2024 (16 news reports that month).