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What's reported in Pittsburgh
35,716 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 14.4K | 40.3% of civic news | |
| Immigration & Border | 7,191 | 20.1% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 4,401 | 12.3% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 2,042 | 5.7% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 1,728 | 4.8% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,490 | 4.2% of civic news | |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 797 | 2.2% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 785 | 2.2% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Pittsburgh
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Accidents & Road Safety | 4,401 | +4.2 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 1,728 | +1.9 pp | ▲ |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 328 | +1.2 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,490 | +1.1 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 452 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 426 | +0.4 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Pittsburgh
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Immigration & Border | 7,191 | -6.4 pp | ▼ |
| Crime & Violence | 14.4K | -4.3 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 785 | -0.4 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Pittsburgh
| Homicide | 8,420 | type | |
| Hate Crime Shooting | 857 | type | |
| Shooting | 740 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 461 | type | |
| Assault | 457 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 224 | type | |
| Drug Trafficking | 149 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2020 homicide (37 deaths across news reports); the Oct 2018 hate crime shooting (11–17 deaths across news reports); the Apr 2023 hate crime shooting (11 deaths across news reports).
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Accidents & road safety in Pittsburgh
| Tent Collapse | 1,248 | type | |
| Traffic Accident | 461 | type | |
| Fire | 266 | type | |
| Bridge Collapse | 165 | type | |
| Industrial Explosion | 105 | type | |
| Vehicle Crash | 90 | type | |
| Vehicle Collision | 83 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Nov 2018 aircraft crash (11–12 deaths across news reports); bridge collapse coverage peaked in Jan 2022 (121 news reports that month).
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