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What's reported in Kolkata
52,334 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Governance & Policy | 11.8K | 22.6% of civic news | |
| Crime & Violence | 11.1K | 21.1% of civic news | |
| Corruption & Fraud | 5,715 | 10.9% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 5,507 | 10.5% of civic news | |
| Elections & Politics | 3,280 | 6.3% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,005 | 5.7% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 2,486 | 4.8% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 2,196 | 4.2% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Kolkata
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 11.1K | +23.9 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 5,507 | +2.7 pp | ▲ |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 891 | +1.6 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 2,005 | +0.5 pp | ▲ |
| Public Safety | 1,442 | +0.3 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Kolkata
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Governance & Policy | 11.8K | -11.7 pp | ▼ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 5,715 | -7.7 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 2,196 | -3.6 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 2,486 | -1.9 pp | ▼ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,005 | -1.8 pp | ▼ |
| Environment & Pollution | 586 | -1.1 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Kolkata
| Homicide | 6,165 | type | |
| Rape Murder | 580 | type | |
| Assault | 389 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 260 | type | |
| Rape | 220 | type | |
| Gangrape | 220 | type | |
| Gang Rape | 180 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Aug 2024 (2219 news reports that month); rape murder coverage peaked in Aug 2024 (421 news reports that month).
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Corruption & fraud in Kolkata
| Money Laundering | 1,882 | type | |
| Chit Fund Scam | 453 | type | |
| Recruitment Scam | 326 | type | |
| Financial Irregularities | 207 | type | |
| Bank Fraud | 116 | type | |
| Scam | 109 | type | |
| Ponzi Scam | 107 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers money laundering coverage peaked in Sep 2022 (136 news reports that month); chit fund scam coverage peaked in Feb 2019 (98 news reports that month).
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Protest & civil unrest in Kolkata
| Political Protest | 1,414 | type | |
| Political Rally | 570 | type | |
| Demonstration | 494 | type | |
| Political Dispute | 177 | type | |
| Student Protest | 145 | type | |
| Political Clash | 131 | type | |
| Dharna Protest | 106 | type |
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Accidents & road safety in Kolkata
| Traffic Accident | 452 | type | |
| Fire Incident | 382 | type | |
| Flyover Collapse | 178 | type | |
| Bridge Collapse | 162 | type | |
| Aircraft Emergency Landing | 152 | type | |
| Building Collapse | 104 | type | |
| Fire | 96 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers flyover collapse coverage peaked in Apr 2016 (123 news reports that month); bridge collapse coverage peaked in Sep 2018 (116 news reports that month).
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