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What's reported in Ann Arbor
1,706 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 675 | 39.6% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 154 | 9.0% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 147 | 8.6% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 107 | 6.3% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 105 | 6.2% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 102 | 6.0% of civic news | |
| Courts & Judiciary | 76 | 4.5% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 76 | 4.5% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Ann Arbor
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Disasters & Emergencies | 50 | +6.9 pp | ▲ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 154 | +6.2 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 76 | +2.6 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 76 | +1.5 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 105 | +1.1 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Ann Arbor
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 675 | -13.9 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 107 | -2.6 pp | ▼ |
| Governance & Policy | 147 | -2.1 pp | ▼ |
| Public Safety | 102 | -0.8 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Ann Arbor
| Homicide | 100 | type | |
| Assault | 87 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 66 | type | |
| Homicide Threat | 34 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 26 | type | |
| Vandalism | 26 | type | |
| Domestic Assault | 22 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Dec 2025 homicide (1 deaths across news reports); homicide threat coverage peaked in Dec 2025 (29 news reports that month); assault coverage peaked in Nov 2022 (24 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Ann Arbor
| Traffic Accident | 26 | type | |
| Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle | 6 | type | |
| Fire | 6 | type | |
| Aircraft Crash | 6 | type | |
| Train Accident | 5 | type | |
| Explosion | 5 | type |
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Public health in Ann Arbor
| Food Poisoning | 9 | type | |
| Pregnancy Death | 8 | type | |
| Medical Negligence | 7 | type | |
| Food Contamination | 7 | type | |
| Medical Malpractice | 7 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Sep 2017 pregnancy death (1 deaths across news reports).
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