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What's reported in Meerut
18,255 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 8,160 | 44.7% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 2,002 | 11.0% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 1,494 | 8.2% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,438 | 7.9% of civic news | |
| Corruption & Fraud | 1,074 | 5.9% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 940 | 5.1% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 778 | 4.3% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 600 | 3.3% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Meerut
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Governance & Policy | 2,002 | +1.7 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,438 | +0.7 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 235 | +0.7 pp | ▲ |
| Public Safety | 600 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
| Environment & Pollution | 194 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 1,494 | +0.3 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Meerut
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Public Health | 778 | -3.0 pp | ▼ |
| Crime & Violence | 8,160 | -1.5 pp | ▼ |
| Missing Persons | 149 | -0.3 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Meerut
| Homicide | 3,663 | type | |
| Assault | 772 | type | |
| Theft | 513 | type | |
| Robbery | 229 | type | |
| Kidnapping | 163 | type | |
| Domestic Abuse | 142 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 125 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Oct 2018 homicide (38–42 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Mar 2025 (324 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Meerut
| Traffic Accident | 554 | type | |
| Fire Incident | 59 | type | |
| Fire | 54 | type | |
| Bike Collision | 40 | type | |
| Building Collapse | 37 | type | |
| Factory Fire | 37 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 34 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Aug 2017 train derailment (22–23 deaths across news reports); the Sep 2024 building collapse (9–10 deaths across news reports); the Feb 2023 industrial accident (7 deaths across news reports).
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Corruption & fraud in Meerut
| Money Laundering | 233 | type | |
| Bribery | 125 | type | |
| Tax Evasion | 48 | type | |
| Job Scam | 18 | type | |
| Job Fraud | 14 | type | |
| Bank Fraud | 12 | type | |
| Land Scam | 11 | type |
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Protest & civil unrest in Meerut
| Political Protest | 205 | type | |
| Demonstration | 71 | type | |
| Farmers Protest | 48 | type | |
| Political Dispute | 35 | type | |
| Civic Protest | 35 | type | |
| Political Rally | 24 | type | |
| Farmer Protest | 18 | type |
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