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What's reported in Chicago
79,277 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 36.4K | 45.9% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 10.9K | 13.8% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 7,341 | 9.3% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 5,530 | 7.0% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 3,053 | 3.9% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 2,778 | 3.5% of civic news | |
| Immigration & Border | 2,602 | 3.3% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,882 | 2.4% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Chicago
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Immigration & Border | 2,602 | +9.4 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 7,341 | +2.9 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 1,882 | +2.3 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 5,530 | +0.5 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 1,632 | +0.5 pp | ▲ |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 685 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Chicago
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 36.4K | -6.9 pp | ▼ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 10.9K | -3.5 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 2,778 | -2.8 pp | ▼ |
| Elections & Politics | 964 | -1.3 pp | ▼ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 3,053 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Education | 487 | -0.3 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Chicago
| Homicide | 17.7K | type | |
| Shooting | 2,271 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 2,008 | type | |
| Armed Robbery | 1,411 | type | |
| Assault | 1,008 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 821 | type | |
| Burglary | 650 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2020 homicide (490 deaths across news reports); the Dec 2019 homicide (490 deaths across news reports); the Jan 2016 homicide (468 deaths across news reports).
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Accidents & road safety in Chicago
| Traffic Accident | 1,063 | type | |
| Fire | 569 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 331 | type | |
| Fire Incident | 153 | type | |
| Drowning | 145 | type | |
| Aircraft Incident | 116 | type | |
| Pedestrian Collision | 114 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the May 2026 aircraft crash (157 deaths across news reports).
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Public health in Chicago
| Disease Outbreak | 465 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 158 | type | |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 84 | type | |
| Vaccine Mandate | 69 | type | |
| Opioid Overdose | 62 | type | |
| Drug Overdose | 56 | type | |
| Viral Outbreak | 48 | type |
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