Every civic news report geolocated to Ann Arbor, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
The civic problem mix is moving away from crime and toward disruption: crime and violence took a smaller slice of city news, down 15.8 points, while disasters and emergencies gained 7.7 points and road accidents gained 6.9 points. Thunderstorms and campus protests add texture to that shift.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disasters Emergencies | 50 | +7.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 153 | +6.9 | 7.8% | 13.7% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 76 | +2.9 | 10.5% | 1.3% |
| Legal Judicial | 76 | +1.6 | 28.9% | 0.0% |
| Immigration Border | 31 | +1.6 | 9.7% | 0.0% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 105 | +1.2 | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| Environment Pollution | 34 | +0.2 | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Public Safety | 102 | -0.9 | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Governance Policy | 147 | -2.5 | 15.6% | 0.0% |
| Public Health | 107 | -2.9 | 2.8% | 22.4% |
| Crime Violence | 675 | -15.8 | 40.0% | 5.9% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide Threat | 34 | +6.18 |
| Thunderstorm | 18 | +3.27 |
| Campus Protest | 20 | +1.85 |
| Homicide Attempted | 26 | +0.78 |
| Domestic Assault | 22 | +0.64 |
| Traffic Accident | 26 | +0.31 |
| Homicide | 100 | +0.30 |
| Poisoning | 16 | +0.00 |
| Home Invasion | 20 | -0.07 |
| Vandalism | 26 | -1.55 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Assault | 87 | -12.09 |
| Theft | 19 | -3.42 |
| Sexual Assault | 66 | -2.30 |
| Vandalism | 26 | -1.55 |
| Home Invasion | 20 | -0.07 |
| Poisoning | 16 | +0.00 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09 | Pregnancy Death | 1 | 8 |
| 2023-04 | Child Abduction | 1 | 11 |
| 2025-12 | Homicide | 1 | 8 |
1,556 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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