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What's reported in Bristol
15,049 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 6,016 | 40.0% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 1,891 | 12.6% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 1,768 | 11.7% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,158 | 7.7% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 959 | 6.4% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 748 | 5.0% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 631 | 4.2% of civic news | |
| Missing Persons | 450 | 3.0% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Bristol
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 6,016 | +14.5 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 191 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
| Public Safety | 631 | +0.3 pp | ▲ |
| Missing Persons | 450 | +0.3 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Bristol
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Governance & Policy | 1,768 | -4.3 pp | ▼ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 959 | -3.7 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,158 | -3.6 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 748 | -1.6 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 208 | -1.2 pp | ▼ |
| Environment & Pollution | 192 | -0.7 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Bristol
| Homicide | 2,246 | type | |
| Assault | 420 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 261 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 170 | type | |
| Theft | 164 | type | |
| Burglary | 151 | type | |
| Vandalism | 140 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Feb 2024 homicide (3 deaths across news reports); the Sep 2025 homicide (3 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Jul 2024 (104 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Bristol
| Traffic Accident | 380 | type | |
| Fire | 169 | type | |
| Fire Incident | 89 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 82 | type | |
| Vehicle Fire | 44 | type | |
| Drowning | 39 | type | |
| Multi Vehicle Collision | 36 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Dec 2020 industrial explosion (4 deaths across news reports); the Sep 2017 traffic accident (4 deaths across news reports); industrial explosion coverage peaked in Dec 2020 (60 news reports that month).
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Protest & civil unrest in Bristol
| Demonstration | 260 | type | |
| Police Protest | 41 | type | |
| Anti Racism Protest | 36 | type | |
| Political Protest | 30 | type | |
| Riot | 25 | type | |
| Demonstration Riot | 23 | type | |
| Demonstration Violence | 23 | type |
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Public health in Bristol
| Disease Outbreak | 72 | type | |
| Medical Malpractice | 40 | type | |
| Medical Emergency | 26 | type | |
| Drug Overdose | 25 | type | |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 22 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 18 | type | |
| Medical Negligence | 18 | type |
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