Every civic news report geolocated to Chennai, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
The civic picture is worsening around violence and politics. Crime and violence took a bigger slice of the city's news (up 3.0 points), while elections and politics rose 3.5 points; homicide was the fastest-growing specific problem. Governance and disaster attention fell, but that does not erase the sharper safety signal.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Politics | 3,223 | +3.5 | 1.7% | 0.3% |
| Crime Violence | 7,322 | +3.0 | 48.2% | 10.8% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,455 | +1.4 | 8.1% | 25.3% |
| Labor Employment | 712 | +1.1 | 8.4% | 1.0% |
| Public Safety | 1,578 | +0.9 | 2.2% | 14.6% |
| Legal Judicial | 3,233 | +0.8 | 30.5% | 1.1% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 2,259 | +0.4 | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| Immigration Border | 277 | +0.3 | 16.6% | 1.1% |
| Education | 340 | +0.2 | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 174 | +0.1 | 39.1% | 6.9% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 1,731 | -0.0 | 2.4% | 0.5% |
| Missing Persons | 164 | +0.0 | 4.9% | 3.0% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 2,250 | -0.1 | 26.7% | 3.0% |
| Human Rights Social | 391 | -0.1 | 7.9% | 5.4% |
| Environment Pollution | 1,083 | -0.4 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Corruption Fraud | 4,514 | -1.7 | 20.6% | 0.3% |
| Public Health | 2,509 | -2.2 | 1.2% | 21.1% |
| Governance Policy | 18,680 | -3.5 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 1,546 | -3.7 | 0.5% | 24.7% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 2283 | +1.56 |
| Sexual Assault | 421 | +0.85 |
| Bomb Threat | 114 | +0.52 |
| Labor Dispute | 105 | +0.44 |
| Strike | 208 | +0.32 |
| Government Formation | 85 | +0.29 |
| Money Laundering | 85 | +0.29 |
| Traffic Accident | 586 | +0.27 |
| Political Criticism | 130 | +0.26 |
| Assault | 267 | +0.24 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | 439 | -1.24 |
| Cyclone Flood | 232 | -1.14 |
| Money Laundering | 1688 | -1.09 |
| Political Party Dispute | 177 | -0.61 |
| Cyclone | 323 | -0.59 |
| Disease Outbreak | 271 | -0.44 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06 | Pandemic Outbreak | 326 | 3 |
| 2023-06 | Railway Accident | 275 | 5 |
| 2018-02 | Political Protest | 52 | 5 |
| 2025-10 | Stampede | 41 | 7 |
54,441 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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