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What problems are increasing in Baltimore?

Every civic news report geolocated to Baltimore, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.

Summary

The civic story has shifted from crime toward mobility and infrastructure: accidents and road safety take a bigger slice of the city's news (up 38.8 points), while crime and violence fell 30.0 points and infrastructure rose 6.9 points. Bridge collapse, collision and reconstruction dominate the fastest-growing specifics.

WATCH Watch whether bridge reconstruction reduces the road-safety burden or merely changes its headlines.
Full category ledger
CategoryNews ReportedShare Change (points)Action RateFatal Rate
Accidents Road Safety5,673+38.81.7%50.3%
Infrastructure Utilities1,070+6.94.2%20.7%
Immigration Border337+3.16.8%0.9%
Disasters Emergencies423+0.71.9%44.7%
Environment Pollution222+0.58.6%0.5%
Elections Politics362+0.11.7%0.8%
Education103-0.11.0%0.0%
Labor Employment97-0.14.1%4.1%
Protest Civil Unrest482-0.23.5%9.8%
Terrorism Conflict121-0.262.8%3.3%
Human Rights Social169-0.47.1%3.0%
Corruption Fraud630-1.137.0%0.3%
Missing Persons369-1.13.3%6.8%
Public Safety693-1.31.6%13.4%
Public Health857-2.31.3%18.2%
Legal Judicial1,171-3.831.8%3.8%
Policing Law Enforcement4,342-4.022.4%19.1%
Governance Policy3,052-5.43.1%2.3%
Crime Violence9,783-30.031.9%37.7%
Rising sub-problems
ProblemNews ReportedΔpp
Bridge Collapse2898+34.68
Bridge Collision550+6.53
Bridge Collapse452+5.41
Bridge Collapse100+1.20
Bridge Crash84+1.01
Bridge Reconstruction30+0.36
Wrongful Deportation26+0.31
Diesel Spill24+0.26
Water Quality30+0.24
Deportation Enforcement25+0.23
Receding sub-problems
ProblemNews ReportedΔpp
Homicide5906-21.11
Shooting802-3.64
Homicide Attempted361-1.45
Fire Incident149-1.37
Officer Shooting307-1.09
Mass Shooting91-0.91
Coverage volume by year
2026: 82820172026828
Corroborated fatal events (≥3 news reports agreeing; conflicting tolls merged into a range, never summed)
Coverage MonthEvent TypeDeaths ReportedCorroborating News Reports
2020-01Homicide3484
2016-01Homicide3446
2018-09Homicide3429
2019-12Homicide3387
2017-12Homicide3213
2018-12Homicide3005
2024-01Homicide3004
2020-11Homicide3003
2017-08Homicide2003

29,956 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed

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