Every civic news report geolocated to Kolkata, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Safety has become Kolkata's defining civic concern. Crime and violence took a bigger slice of the city's news, up 23.9 points, led by homicide, up 20.36 points; protests and street unrest also edged higher. Governance and corruption receded in attention, but that does not itself prove improvement.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Violence | 11,040 | +23.9 | 27.2% | 17.3% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 5,496 | +2.7 | 1.9% | 3.6% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 876 | +1.6 | 1.6% | 48.7% |
| Legal Judicial | 2,005 | +0.5 | 23.1% | 1.2% |
| Public Safety | 1,442 | +0.3 | 1.7% | 15.0% |
| Immigration Border | 256 | +0.2 | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| Business Economy | 48 | -0.0 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Elections Politics | 3,278 | -0.1 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Human Rights Social | 362 | -0.1 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
| Labor Employment | 255 | -0.1 | 5.5% | 0.4% |
| Missing Persons | 141 | -0.1 | 11.3% | 7.1% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 278 | -0.2 | 42.8% | 12.9% |
| Education | 174 | -0.3 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 776 | -0.5 | 2.2% | 7.1% |
| Environment Pollution | 585 | -1.1 | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,993 | -1.8 | 3.3% | 32.9% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 2,483 | -1.9 | 23.2% | 2.5% |
| Public Health | 2,195 | -3.6 | 1.6% | 22.5% |
| Corruption Fraud | 5,711 | -7.7 | 16.2% | 0.1% |
| Governance Policy | 11,844 | -11.7 | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 6143 | +20.36 |
| Rape Murder | 580 | +2.99 |
| Demonstration | 490 | +1.21 |
| Financial Irregularities | 207 | +0.96 |
| Gangrape | 220 | +0.91 |
| Gang Rape | 180 | +0.80 |
| Rape | 220 | +0.63 |
| Flood | 184 | +0.56 |
| Voter List Revision | 79 | +0.41 |
| Earthquake | 91 | +0.40 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Money Laundering | 1880 | -2.53 |
| Recruitment Scam | 326 | -1.38 |
| Corruption Fraud | 401 | -1.24 |
| Political Dispute | 687 | -0.96 |
| Disease Outbreak | 278 | -0.73 |
| Political Statement | 593 | -0.71 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05 | Cyclone Flood | 72–112 | 20 |
52,238 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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