Every civic news report geolocated to Boulder, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
The clearest civic shift is toward targeted violence: coverage of terrorism and conflict takes a bigger slice of the city's news (up 13.6 points), while hate-crime attacks are up 9.01 points. Broader crime and violence coverage fell 6.4 points. This shows a changing news mix, not a direct measure of everyday risk.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrorism Conflict | 360 | +13.6 | 16.1% | 9.2% |
| Immigration Border | 61 | +1.6 | 11.5% | 9.8% |
| Legal Judicial | 190 | +0.7 | 26.3% | 5.3% |
| Missing Persons | 133 | +0.4 | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 102 | +0.3 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Environment Pollution | 126 | +0.1 | 4.0% | 0.8% |
| Elections Politics | 46 | +0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 192 | +0.0 | 6.8% | 0.5% |
| Human Rights Social | 41 | -0.0 | 9.8% | 0.0% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 857 | -0.1 | 10.9% | 13.5% |
| Corruption Fraud | 46 | -0.2 | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Governance Policy | 982 | -0.8 | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Public Safety | 332 | -1.4 | 6.0% | 14.2% |
| Public Health | 207 | -1.7 | 1.4% | 10.6% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 538 | -2.1 | 19.0% | 13.4% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 393 | -4.2 | 1.5% | 9.4% |
| Crime Violence | 4,684 | -6.4 | 37.0% | 44.0% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Hate Crime Attack | 236 | +9.01 |
| Targeted Attack | 139 | +5.35 |
| Hate Crime Firebombing | 119 | +4.45 |
| Terror Attack | 58 | +2.23 |
| Terrorist Attack | 45 | +1.69 |
| Hit and Run | 59 | +1.13 |
| Homicide Attempt | 33 | +1.05 |
| Power Outage | 39 | +0.90 |
| Hate Crime | 23 | +0.89 |
| Arson | 43 | +0.71 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 2499 | -18.20 |
| Wildfire | 304 | -3.61 |
| Mass Shooting | 130 | -3.36 |
| Sexual Assault | 298 | -2.08 |
| Active Shooter | 36 | -1.02 |
| Officer Shooting | 42 | -0.97 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03 | Pandemic Outbreak | 59–69 | 6 |
| 2021-03 | Mass Shooting | 18 | 9 |
| 2024-05 | Homicide | 10 | 15 |
9,290 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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