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What's reported in Boulder
9,404 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 4,729 | 50.3% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 984 | 10.5% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 876 | 9.3% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 544 | 5.8% of civic news | |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 394 | 4.2% of civic news | |
| Terrorism & Conflict | 364 | 3.9% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 335 | 3.6% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 209 | 2.2% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Boulder
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Terrorism & Conflict | 364 | +13.5 pp | ▲ |
| Immigration & Border | 61 | +1.6 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 194 | +0.8 pp | ▲ |
| Missing Persons | 134 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 102 | +0.3 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Boulder
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 4,729 | -6.2 pp | ▼ |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 394 | -4.2 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 544 | -2.1 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 209 | -1.7 pp | ▼ |
| Public Safety | 335 | -1.4 pp | ▼ |
| Governance & Policy | 984 | -0.8 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Boulder
| Homicide | 2,531 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 298 | type | |
| Hate Crime Attack | 236 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 156 | type | |
| Mass Shooting | 130 | type | |
| Hate Crime Firebombing | 119 | type | |
| Assault | 98 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Mar 2021 mass shooting (18 deaths across news reports); the May 2024 homicide (10 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Mar 2021 (932 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Boulder
| Traffic Accident | 132 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 63 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 51 | type | |
| Hiking Accident | 48 | type | |
| Fire | 35 | type | |
| Bicycle Collision | 34 | type | |
| Fall Accident | 28 | type |
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