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What's reported in Varanasi
22,581 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Governance & Policy | 6,826 | 30.2% of civic news | |
| Crime & Violence | 4,138 | 18.3% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 1,903 | 8.4% of civic news | |
| Elections & Politics | 1,751 | 7.8% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 1,296 | 5.7% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,136 | 5.0% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,008 | 4.5% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 909 | 4.0% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Varanasi
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 4,138 | +8.7 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 1,903 | +2.8 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 761 | +1.9 pp | ▲ |
| Public Safety | 597 | +1.2 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,008 | +1.0 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,136 | +0.9 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Varanasi
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Governance & Policy | 6,826 | -13.3 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 1,296 | -3.2 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 909 | -1.6 pp | ▼ |
| Terrorism & Conflict | 101 | -0.3 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Varanasi
| Homicide | 1,547 | type | |
| Assault | 327 | type | |
| Theft | 325 | type | |
| Robbery | 94 | type | |
| Drug Trafficking | 92 | type | |
| Suicide | 86 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 82 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jun 2022 blast attack (20 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Nov 2024 (80 news reports that month); gang rape coverage peaked in Apr 2025 (35 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Varanasi
| Traffic Accident | 557 | type | |
| Train Accident | 68 | type | |
| Drowning | 54 | type | |
| Aircraft Emergency Landing | 53 | type | |
| Flyover Collapse | 52 | type | |
| Bike Accident | 52 | type | |
| Fire Incident | 45 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers flyover collapse coverage peaked in May 2018 (52 news reports that month); bridge collapse coverage peaked in May 2018 (24 news reports that month).
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Protest & civil unrest in Varanasi
| Political Protest | 293 | type | |
| Student Protest | 89 | type | |
| Demonstration | 89 | type | |
| Campus Protest | 55 | type | |
| Political Rally | 45 | type | |
| Political Dispute | 35 | type | |
| Civic Protest | 26 | type |
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