Every civic news report geolocated to Detroit, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Crime remains Detroit's central civic burden, though it takes a smaller slice of the city's news, down 6.4 points across the two three-year periods. The latest period complicates that improvement: crime attention rose 21%, while water-main breaks became the fastest-growing specific problem.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Border | 295 | +1.7 | 11.2% | 1.4% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 186 | +1.7 | 36.0% | 5.9% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 619 | +1.3 | 5.0% | 7.6% |
| Governance Policy | 2,023 | +1.2 | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| Public Safety | 1,114 | +1.2 | 2.8% | 15.4% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 810 | +1.1 | 4.0% | 0.7% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 2,567 | +0.7 | 5.3% | 28.3% |
| Elections Politics | 526 | +0.3 | 7.0% | 0.2% |
| Corruption Fraud | 1,240 | +0.2 | 38.4% | 2.6% |
| Education | 273 | +0.1 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Legal Judicial | 939 | +0.0 | 40.0% | 4.9% |
| Environment Pollution | 266 | -0.1 | 5.3% | 1.1% |
| Human Rights Social | 190 | -0.1 | 8.9% | 6.3% |
| Public Health | 1,015 | -0.2 | 2.5% | 28.9% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 219 | -0.2 | 0.5% | 9.1% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 2,575 | -0.4 | 17.7% | 14.2% |
| Labor Employment | 304 | -1.0 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Missing Persons | 723 | -1.2 | 3.3% | 7.6% |
| Crime Violence | 12,066 | -6.4 | 35.7% | 31.9% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Water Main Break | 87 | +1.07 |
| Smuggling | 37 | +0.61 |
| Money Laundering | 88 | +0.57 |
| Traffic Accident | 474 | +0.50 |
| Terrorist Plot | 29 | +0.43 |
| Embezzlement | 94 | +0.39 |
| Explosion | 38 | +0.34 |
| House Fire | 115 | +0.33 |
| Mass Shooting | 27 | +0.33 |
| Demonstration | 116 | +0.31 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 6304 | -7.56 |
| Strike | 133 | -1.13 |
| Bribery | 139 | -0.73 |
| Person Missing | 114 | -0.50 |
| Carjacking | 156 | -0.48 |
| Flood | 95 | -0.40 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01 | Homicide | 327 | 3 |
| 2017-01 | Homicide | 302 | 4 |
| 2020-12 | Gun Violence | 300 | 18 |
| 2023-12 | Homicide | 228 | 4 |
| 2025-01 | Homicide | 203 | 7 |
| 2020-04 | Disease Outbreak | 116 | 3 |
| 2024-07 | Rioting | 43 | 5 |
27,950 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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