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Civic record · Kanpur

What the record is made of — Kanpur

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 Kanpur

13,030 civic reports · 2016–2026

Crime & violence4,98538.3% of civic news
Accidents & road safety1,82014.0% of civic news
Policing & law enforcement1,2129.3% of civic news
Governance & policy1,0528.1% of civic news
Corruption & fraud8806.8% of civic news
Public health6264.8% of civic news
Protest & civil unrest4643.6% of civic news
Public safety4043.1% of civic news
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Rising concerns in Kanpur

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

Accidents & road safety1,820+8.6 pp
Governance & policy1,052+2.9 pp
Public safety404+1.7 pp
Infrastructure & utilities314+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 & violence4,985-4.6 pp
Policing & law enforcement1,212-3.6 pp
Protest & civil unrest464-1.6 pp
Corruption & fraud880-1.3 pp
Public health626-1.3 pp
Elections & politics260-1.0 pp
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Crime & violence in Kanpur

Homicide1,864type
Assault497type
Theft225type
Suicide116type
Encounter94type
Robbery90type
Kidnapping90type

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 accident319type
Train derailment304type
Train accident103type
Vehicle collision75type
Vehicle crash64type
Fire incident63type
Drowning55type

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 laundering202type
Tax evasion131type
Bribery36type
Loan default19type
Bank fraud16type
Cyberbullying12type
Bank loan fraud10type

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).

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Public health in Kanpur

Disease outbreak71type
Medical malpractice36type
Suicide30type
Poisoning27type
Medical negligence18type
Dengue outbreak11type
Viral outbreak11type
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Civic reports in Kanpur over time

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