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Civic record · Birmingham

What the record is made of — Birmingham

The composition of the city's civic coverage: what gets reported, what's growing, what's fading.

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What's reported in Birmingham

25,190 civic reports · 2016–2026

Crime & Violence11.4K45.2% of civic news
Accidents & Road Safety2,77711.0% of civic news
Governance & Policy2,53310.1% of civic news
Policing & Law Enforcement1,8587.4% of civic news
Public Health1,0594.2% of civic news
Public Safety9913.9% of civic news
Missing Persons6222.5% of civic news
Terrorism & Conflict5912.3% of civic news
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Rising concerns in Birmingham

Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)

Crime & Violence11.4K+3.7 pp
Labour & Employment280+2.6 pp
Protest & Civil Unrest493+0.9 pp
Business & Economy43+0.8 pp
Corruption & Fraud415+0.4 pp
Infrastructure & Utilities546+0.3 pp
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Receding concerns in Birmingham

Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)

Governance & Policy2,533-2.6 pp
Policing & Law Enforcement1,858-2.0 pp
Public Health1,059-1.2 pp
Disasters & Emergencies439-1.2 pp
Missing Persons622-0.9 pp
Public Safety991-0.8 pp
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Crime & violence in Birmingham

Homicide5,925type
Shooting485type
Assault387type
Homicide Attempted344type
Theft240type
Bombing222type
Sexual Assault190type

Real incidents behind the numbers the Apr 2019 bombing (21 deaths across news reports); the Aug 2017 bombing (21 deaths across news reports); the Nov 2016 bombing (21 deaths across news reports).

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Accidents & road safety in Birmingham

Traffic Accident536type
Fire205type
Hit and Run164type
House Fire135type
Pedestrian Collision68type
Vehicle Collision57type
Fire Incident51type
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Public health in Birmingham

Disease Outbreak121type
Medical Malpractice38type
Medical Emergency36type
Maternal Mortality34type
Pandemic Outbreak29type
Medical Negligence21type
Coronavirus Outbreak19type
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Civic reports in Birmingham over time

2026: 1,045201620261,045

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