Every civic news report geolocated to San Francisco, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
The civic mix is shifting away from broad crime coverage but toward immediate threats. Crime and violence took a smaller slice of the city’s news, down 5.0 points, while public safety rose 3.3 points and homicide attempts rose 3.19 points.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Safety | 1,110 | +3.3 | 3.0% | 15.7% |
| Immigration Border | 370 | +2.8 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,484 | +2.6 | 7.8% | 21.7% |
| Governance Policy | 3,166 | +2.3 | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 777 | +0.8 | 6.4% | 2.4% |
| Corruption Fraud | 766 | +0.7 | 39.8% | 0.0% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 414 | +0.3 | 1.9% | 21.5% |
| Missing Persons | 312 | +0.2 | 8.7% | 27.9% |
| Environment Pollution | 211 | +0.1 | 5.2% | 0.5% |
| Labor Employment | 245 | +0.0 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| Elections Politics | 138 | -0.0 | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| Education | 39 | -0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Human Rights Social | 129 | -0.5 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 798 | -0.6 | 8.5% | 4.6% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 125 | -0.7 | 9.6% | 4.8% |
| Legal Judicial | 746 | -1.7 | 43.6% | 7.2% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 2,607 | -1.8 | 16.2% | 11.7% |
| Public Health | 1,182 | -2.7 | 1.7% | 25.2% |
| Crime Violence | 9,275 | -5.0 | 38.2% | 20.5% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide Attempt | 249 | +3.19 |
| Suicide | 123 | +1.87 |
| Power Outage | 207 | +1.39 |
| Homicide Threats | 50 | +0.84 |
| Strike | 46 | +0.66 |
| Attempted Robbery | 87 | +0.65 |
| Suicide Investigation | 33 | +0.55 |
| Financial Aid Fraud | 30 | +0.50 |
| Vehicle Fire | 41 | +0.48 |
| Suicide | 28 | +0.45 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 3874 | -3.67 |
| Assault | 739 | -3.66 |
| Homicide Attempted | 652 | -1.35 |
| Theft | 216 | -0.67 |
| Robbery | 177 | -0.56 |
| Shoplifting | 97 | -0.47 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10 | Drug Overdose | 441–468 | 7 |
| 2023-04 | Fentanyl Overdose | 385 | 3 |
| 2024-07 | 320 | 6 | |
| 2021-06 | Wildlife Death | 152 | 5 |
| 2018-11 | Wildfire | 86–88 | 10 |
| 2023-08 | Fentanyl Overdose | 71 | 3 |
24,894 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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