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What's reported in Los Angeles
73,151 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 26.3K | 36.0% of civic news | |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 8,417 | 11.5% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 5,828 | 8.0% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 5,390 | 7.4% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 5,236 | 7.2% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 4,122 | 5.6% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 4,051 | 5.5% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 3,224 | 4.4% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Los Angeles
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Disasters & Emergencies | 8,417 | +21.5 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 4,122 | +6.7 pp | ▲ |
| Immigration & Border | 2,402 | +5.5 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Los Angeles
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 26.3K | -9.8 pp | ▼ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 5,390 | -6.5 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 3,224 | -4.7 pp | ▼ |
| Governance & Policy | 5,828 | -3.3 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 5,236 | -2.8 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 4,051 | -2.4 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Los Angeles
| Homicide | 11.9K | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 1,803 | type | |
| Assault | 1,419 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 768 | type | |
| Burglary | 605 | type | |
| Theft | 398 | type | |
| Sexual Abuse | 366 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Nov 2020 homicide (300 deaths across news reports); the Feb 2019 homicide (90 deaths across news reports); the Nov 2018 homicide (90 deaths across news reports).
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Accidents & road safety in Los Angeles
| Traffic Accident | 955 | type | |
| Helicopter Crash | 420 | type | |
| Fire | 220 | type | |
| Vehicle Crash | 206 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 186 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 164 | type | |
| Drowning | 136 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Apr 2017 traffic accident (260 deaths across news reports); traffic accident coverage peaked in Aug 2022 (207 news reports that month); helicopter crash coverage peaked in Jan 2020 (143 news reports that month).
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Protest & civil unrest in Los Angeles
| Demonstration | 816 | type | |
| Immigration Protest | 357 | type | |
| Campus Protest | 330 | type | |
| Political Protest | 216 | type | |
| Immigration Raid | 208 | type | |
| Immigration Raid Protest | 171 | type | |
| Anti Immigration Protest | 125 | type |
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