Every civic news report geolocated to Philadelphia, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Road danger, not crime, is the clearest worsening civic signal. Accidents and road safety took a bigger slice of local news coverage, up 10.4 points, while crime and violence fell 12.4 points. Aircraft crashes were the fastest-rising specific problem.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accidents Road Safety | 5,576 | +10.4 | 4.0% | 38.5% |
| Labor Employment | 473 | +1.7 | 14.2% | 0.6% |
| Governance Policy | 3,001 | +1.6 | 4.6% | 3.0% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 742 | +1.2 | 3.9% | 1.1% |
| Legal Judicial | 1,540 | +0.9 | 38.4% | 2.4% |
| Immigration Border | 281 | +0.7 | 6.8% | 1.4% |
| Education | 178 | +0.7 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 1,152 | +0.6 | 4.0% | 3.4% |
| Missing Persons | 388 | +0.3 | 6.4% | 8.2% |
| Environment Pollution | 262 | -0.0 | 4.6% | 0.4% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 84 | +0.0 | 26.2% | 14.3% |
| Public Safety | 1,051 | -0.1 | 2.3% | 10.5% |
| Elections Politics | 422 | -0.2 | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| Human Rights Social | 197 | -0.2 | 8.6% | 2.5% |
| Corruption Fraud | 901 | -0.3 | 53.8% | 0.2% |
| Disasters Emergencies | 434 | -1.1 | 1.8% | 43.3% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 3,649 | -1.9 | 16.9% | 12.4% |
| Public Health | 1,335 | -1.9 | 1.7% | 23.7% |
| Crime Violence | 19,758 | -12.4 | 29.3% | 28.8% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Crash | 712 | +6.88 |
| Strike | 197 | +1.07 |
| Building Collapse | 168 | +0.56 |
| Homicide Attempted | 1494 | +0.50 |
| Campus Protest | 57 | +0.47 |
| Parking Garage Collapse | 47 | +0.47 |
| Defamation Lawsuit | 52 | +0.43 |
| Traffic Accident | 740 | +0.36 |
| Vandalism | 340 | +0.33 |
| Structural Collapse | 46 | +0.33 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 9543 | -9.45 |
| Carjacking | 240 | -0.75 |
| Shooting | 1188 | -0.69 |
| Structure Fire | 104 | -0.56 |
| Mass Shooting | 189 | -0.55 |
| Armed Robbery | 499 | -0.47 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09 | Homicide | 270–400 | 13 |
| 2018-12 | Homicide | 333 | 3 |
| 2022-03 | Homicide | 100 | 4 |
| 2016-06 | Homicide | 49 | 4 |
| 2022-06 | Mass Shooting | 15–17 | 11 |
| 2022-01 | Building Fire | 13 | 8 |
41,424 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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