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What's reported in Atlanta
37,396 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 16.4K | 43.9% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 3,998 | 10.7% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 3,298 | 8.8% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,076 | 8.2% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 2,068 | 5.5% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 1,298 | 3.5% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,291 | 3.5% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 1,116 | 3.0% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Atlanta
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Courts & Judiciary | 2,068 | +4.5 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,076 | +3.1 pp | ▲ |
| Public Health | 1,298 | +2.6 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 3,998 | +2.5 pp | ▲ |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 1,058 | +2.5 pp | ▲ |
| Immigration & Border | 356 | +2.2 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Atlanta
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 16.4K | -15.6 pp | ▼ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,291 | -2.0 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 3,298 | -1.7 pp | ▼ |
| Elections & Politics | 980 | -0.6 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Atlanta
| Homicide | 9,571 | type | |
| Shooting | 532 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 527 | type | |
| Assault | 478 | type | |
| Theft | 402 | type | |
| Hate Crime Shooting | 323 | type | |
| Armed Robbery | 323 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Sep 2024 homicide (127 deaths across news reports); the Jan 2023 homicide (49 deaths across news reports); the Jul 2025 homicide (49 deaths across news reports).
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Accidents & road safety in Atlanta
| Traffic Accident | 469 | type | |
| Fire | 131 | type | |
| Aircraft Incident | 94 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 74 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 73 | type | |
| Aircraft Collision | 65 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 60 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers traffic accident coverage peaked in Sep 2020 (117 news reports that month).
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Public health in Atlanta
| Disease Outbreak | 150 | type | |
| Medical Emergency | 73 | type | |
| Pregnancy Support | 73 | type | |
| Viral Outbreak | 35 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 34 | type | |
| Drug Overdose | 30 | type | |
| Medical Malpractice | 29 | type |
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