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What's reported in San Francisco
25,521 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 9,446 | 37.0% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 3,311 | 13.0% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 2,680 | 10.5% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 2,523 | 9.9% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 1,226 | 4.8% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 1,122 | 4.4% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 808 | 3.2% of civic news | |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 788 | 3.1% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in San Francisco
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Public Safety | 1,122 | +3.1 pp | ▲ |
| Immigration & Border | 372 | +2.7 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 3,311 | +2.4 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 2,523 | +2.4 pp | ▲ |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 788 | +0.9 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 781 | +0.6 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in San Francisco
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 9,446 | -5.1 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 1,226 | -2.4 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 753 | -1.7 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 2,680 | -1.6 pp | ▼ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 808 | -0.7 pp | ▼ |
| Terrorism & Conflict | 128 | -0.7 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in San Francisco
| Homicide | 3,962 | type | |
| Assault | 743 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 655 | type | |
| Shooting | 268 | type | |
| Homicide Attempt | 249 | type | |
| Theft | 221 | type | |
| Robbery | 181 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers homicide coverage peaked in Apr 2023 (357 news reports that month); homicide attempt coverage peaked in Apr 2026 (209 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in San Francisco
| Traffic Accident | 284 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 228 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 174 | type | |
| Fire | 135 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 118 | type | |
| Aircraft Incident | 59 | type | |
| Train Accident | 52 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers gas explosion coverage peaked in Feb 2019 (40 news reports that month); warehouse fire coverage peaked in May 2020 (37 news reports that month).
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Public health in San Francisco
| Drug Overdose | 168 | type | |
| Disease Outbreak | 104 | type | |
| Fentanyl Overdose | 62 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 50 | type | |
| Poisoning | 26 | type | |
| Vaccine Mandate | 24 | type | |
| Vaccination Mandate | 24 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Oct 2020 drug overdose (441–468 deaths across news reports); the Apr 2023 fentanyl overdose (385 deaths across news reports); the Jul 2024 (320 deaths across news reports).
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