Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Accidents & road safety
1,820
+8.6 pp
▲
Governance & policy
1,052
+2.9 pp
▲
Public safety
404
+1.7 pp
▲
Infrastructure & utilities
314
+1.2 pp
▲
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Receding concerns in Kanpur
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
Crime & violence
4,985
-4.6 pp
▼
Policing & law enforcement
1,212
-3.6 pp
▼
Protest & civil unrest
464
-1.6 pp
▼
Corruption & fraud
880
-1.3 pp
▼
Public health
626
-1.3 pp
▼
Elections & politics
260
-1.0 pp
▼
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Crime & violence in Kanpur
Homicide
1,864
type
Assault
497
type
Theft
225
type
Suicide
116
type
Encounter
94
type
Robbery
90
type
Kidnapping
90
type
Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Jul 2020 (485 news reports that month); encounter coverage peaked in Jul 2020 (96 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Kanpur
Traffic accident
319
type
Train derailment
304
type
Train accident
103
type
Vehicle collision
75
type
Vehicle crash
64
type
Fire incident
63
type
Drowning
55
type
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2017 train derailment (150 deaths across news reports); the Feb 2017 railway accident (150 deaths across news reports); the Nov 2016 train derailment (146–149 deaths across news reports).
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Corruption & fraud in Kanpur
Money laundering
202
type
Tax evasion
131
type
Bribery
36
type
Loan default
19
type
Bank fraud
16
type
Cyberbullying
12
type
Bank loan fraud
10
type
Real incidents behind the numbers tax evasion coverage peaked in Dec 2021 (65 news reports that month); money laundering coverage peaked in Jan 2018 (29 news reports that month).