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What the record is made of — Miami

The composition of the city's civic coverage: what gets reported, what's growing, what's fading.

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What's reported in Miami

22,200 civic reports · 2016–2026

Crime & Violence8,50238.3% of civic news
Accidents & Road Safety2,94313.3% of civic news
Corruption & Fraud1,7297.8% of civic news
Policing & Law Enforcement1,5126.8% of civic news
Governance & Policy1,2575.7% of civic news
Courts & Judiciary1,2305.5% of civic news
Disasters & Emergencies1,0324.6% of civic news
Public Health8543.8% of civic news
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Rising concerns in Miami

Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)

Immigration & Border776+6.9 pp
Accidents & Road Safety2,943+3.3 pp
Governance & Policy1,257+2.7 pp
Elections & Politics173+0.3 pp
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Receding concerns in Miami

Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)

Disasters & Emergencies1,032-6.5 pp
Corruption & Fraud1,729-2.5 pp
Policing & Law Enforcement1,512-1.1 pp
Missing Persons318-1.0 pp
Protest & Civil Unrest327-0.8 pp
Courts & Judiciary1,230-0.4 pp
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Crime & violence in Miami

Homicide3,103type
Assault465type
Sexual Assault433type
Homicide Attempted362type
Theft302type
Shooting210type
Drug Trafficking181type

Real incidents behind the numbers the Feb 2019 homicide (90 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Apr 2026 (155 news reports that month); sexual assault coverage peaked in Jun 2023 (82 news reports that month).

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Accidents & road safety in Miami

Bridge Collapse449type
Traffic Accident412type
Building Collapse113type
Fire111type
Hit and Run105type
Vehicle Crash64type
Aircraft Crash62type

Real incidents behind the numbers bridge collapse coverage peaked in Mar 2018 (410 news reports that month); building collapse coverage peaked in Jun 2021 (107 news reports that month).

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Corruption & fraud in Miami

Money Laundering588type
Bribery109type
Wire Fraud47type
Healthcare Fraud41type
Fund Theft40type
Bribery Money Laundering38type
Loan Fraud33type

Real incidents behind the numbers money laundering coverage peaked in Jan 2023 (54 news reports that month); fund theft coverage peaked in Nov 2025 (33 news reports that month).

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Civic reports in Miami over time

2026: 1,275201620261,275

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