Every civic news report geolocated to Edinburgh, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
The civic picture is shifting from broad crime coverage toward governance failures and financial wrongdoing. Governance and policy rose 3.1 points, corruption and fraud rose 2.5, while crime and violence fell 2.1. Embezzlement is the fastest-growing specific problem.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance Policy | 572 | +3.1 | 6.1% | 0.3% |
| Corruption Fraud | 115 | +2.5 | 53.9% | 0.0% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 77 | +1.9 | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| Missing Persons | 162 | +1.4 | 21.0% | 11.7% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 950 | +0.4 | 10.5% | 11.2% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 357 | +0.3 | 28.3% | 2.0% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 45 | +0.3 | 57.8% | 0.0% |
| Human Rights Social | 50 | +0.2 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| Public Safety | 261 | -0.0 | 14.6% | 8.8% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 110 | -0.1 | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Environment Pollution | 42 | -0.2 | 11.9% | 0.0% |
| Labor Employment | 87 | -1.1 | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 208 | -1.7 | 14.4% | 1.4% |
| Public Health | 155 | -1.7 | 10.3% | 23.9% |
| Crime Violence | 2,313 | -2.1 | 54.2% | 8.8% |
| Legal Judicial | 336 | -3.3 | 40.8% | 0.6% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Embezzlement | 53 | +2.64 |
| Wildfire | 34 | +1.82 |
| Homicide Attempted | 85 | +0.94 |
| Body Found | 27 | +0.81 |
| Attempted Murder | 24 | +0.62 |
| Traffic Accident | 169 | +0.54 |
| Vehicle Collision | 17 | +0.50 |
| Drunk Driving | 16 | +0.44 |
| Pedestrian Collision | 74 | +0.43 |
| Stabbing | 22 | +0.43 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 740 | -3.31 |
| Strike | 49 | -1.52 |
| Sexual Assault | 202 | -1.46 |
| Assault | 323 | -1.11 |
| Breach of Peace | 16 | -0.96 |
| Extradition Hearing | 28 | -0.84 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10 | Homicide | 2–3 | 9 |
| 2017-08 | Rally Crash | 1–3 | 9 |
| 2025-09 | Homicide | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-08 | Homicide | 2 | 6 |
| 2024-12 | Body Found | 1 | 5 |
| 2016-12 | Homicide | 1 | 3 |
| 2018-02 | Homicide | 1 | 3 |
5,840 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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