Every civic news report geolocated to Varanasi, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Varanasi's civic story is getting harsher: crime and violence take a bigger slice of local news, up 8.7 points, while accidents and road safety are up 2.8 points. Homicide is the fastest-growing specific problem, up 1.44 points.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Violence | 4,135 | +8.7 | 29.1% | 10.1% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 1,901 | +2.8 | 0.8% | 23.6% |
| Corruption Fraud | 761 | +1.9 | 22.7% | 0.0% |
| Public Safety | 597 | +1.2 | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 1,007 | +1.0 | 22.5% | 0.8% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 1,136 | +0.9 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 895 | +0.8 | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Elections Politics | 1,749 | +0.5 | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 436 | +0.4 | 0.2% | 23.6% |
| Labor Employment | 89 | +0.2 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Missing Persons | 106 | +0.1 | 3.8% | 1.9% |
| Education | 54 | -0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Immigration Border | 46 | +0.0 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| Environment Pollution | 429 | -0.1 | 1.9% | 0.2% |
| Human Rights Social | 97 | -0.1 | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 101 | -0.3 | 35.6% | 23.8% |
| Public Health | 909 | -1.6 | 0.8% | 16.3% |
| Legal Judicial | 1,296 | -3.2 | 15.5% | 0.8% |
| Governance Policy | 6,820 | -13.3 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1546 | +1.44 |
| Theft | 324 | +1.15 |
| Assault | 327 | +1.04 |
| Gang Rape | 55 | +0.72 |
| Drug Trafficking | 92 | +0.57 |
| Nomination Filing | 71 | +0.53 |
| Traffic Accident | 557 | +0.46 |
| Gangrape | 41 | +0.45 |
| Lok Sabha Election | 41 | +0.37 |
| Bomb Threat | 49 | +0.35 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial Order | 1366 | -7.49 |
| Court Hearing | 410 | -1.46 |
| Judicial Hearing | 195 | -1.37 |
| Religious Rights Dispute | 166 | -0.92 |
| Places of Worship Dispute | 89 | -0.87 |
| Assembly Election | 128 | -0.73 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10 | Stampede | 24–25 | 67 |
| 2017-01 | Stampede | 25 | 8 |
| 2022-06 | Blast Attack | 20 | 7 |
22,564 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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