Every civic news report geolocated to Atlanta, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Atlanta's civic burden is shifting, not disappearing. Crime and violence still take the largest slice of local news, but a smaller one than before (down 15.6 points). Road safety takes a bigger slice (up 3.1 points), as do legal and court issues (up 4.5 points).
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Judicial | 2,067 | +4.5 | 25.4% | 1.3% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 3,075 | +3.1 | 3.9% | 20.4% |
| Public Health | 1,297 | +2.6 | 1.5% | 18.0% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 1,054 | +2.5 | 5.7% | 0.2% |
| Governance Policy | 3,995 | +2.4 | 3.3% | 1.8% |
| Immigration Border | 356 | +2.2 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 347 | +0.7 | 2.0% | 17.9% |
| Environment Pollution | 201 | +0.6 | 4.5% | 0.5% |
| Labor Employment | 135 | +0.6 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Public Safety | 1,115 | +0.4 | 3.0% | 12.7% |
| Missing Persons | 341 | +0.2 | 8.2% | 17.6% |
| Corruption Fraud | 908 | +0.1 | 38.2% | 0.1% |
| Human Rights Social | 206 | +0.0 | 3.4% | 8.7% |
| Education | 183 | +0.0 | 2.7% | 1.1% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 94 | -0.1 | 17.0% | 28.7% |
| Elections Politics | 979 | -0.6 | 3.0% | 0.3% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 3,296 | -1.7 | 19.3% | 17.5% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 1,288 | -2.0 | 5.4% | 7.4% |
| Crime Violence | 16,406 | -15.6 | 35.9% | 31.4% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Theft | 402 | +1.46 |
| Election Interference Case | 122 | +1.25 |
| Active Shooter | 125 | +1.15 |
| Pregnancy Support | 73 | +0.87 |
| Aircraft Collision | 65 | +0.68 |
| Conflict of Interest | 51 | +0.59 |
| Water Main Break | 46 | +0.51 |
| Homicide Attempt | 79 | +0.44 |
| Jailbreak | 34 | +0.41 |
| Campus Protest | 42 | +0.38 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 9556 | -12.82 |
| Hate Crime Shooting | 320 | -1.96 |
| Armed Robbery | 322 | -0.98 |
| Homicide Attempted | 527 | -0.93 |
| Traffic Accident | 469 | -0.53 |
| Election Fraud | 73 | -0.49 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09 | Homicide | 127 | 9 |
| 2023-01 | Homicide | 49 | 30 |
| 2025-07 | Homicide | 49 | 6 |
| 2019-03 | Homicide | 29–30 | 12 |
| 2020-04 | Homicide | 30 | 3 |
| 2025-02 | Recruitment Death | 29 | 11 |
| 2021-10 | Homicide | 29 | 8 |
37,343 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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