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What's reported in Dallas
23,144 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 11.4K | 49.2% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,676 | 15.9% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 3,328 | 14.4% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 1,041 | 4.5% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 538 | 2.3% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 479 | 2.1% of civic news | |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 442 | 1.9% of civic news | |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 417 | 1.8% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Dallas
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 11.4K | +2.6 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 1,041 | +2.4 pp | ▲ |
| Immigration & Border | 224 | +1.7 pp | ▲ |
| Courts & Judiciary | 367 | +0.6 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 3,328 | +0.5 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Dallas
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,676 | -3.7 pp | ▼ |
| Public Safety | 479 | -1.5 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 538 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Missing Persons | 303 | -1.0 pp | ▼ |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 319 | -0.5 pp | ▼ |
| Elections & Politics | 84 | -0.3 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Dallas
| Homicide | 7,263 | type | |
| Assault | 404 | type | |
| Shooting | 391 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 282 | type | |
| Police Shooting | 248 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 194 | type | |
| Theft | 159 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Nov 2018 homicide (90 deaths across news reports); the Aug 2019 massacre (22 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Jul 2016 (1135 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Dallas
| Explosion Fire | 1,755 | type | |
| Traffic Accident | 311 | type | |
| Aircraft Collision | 116 | type | |
| Fire | 102 | type | |
| Hit and Run | 92 | type | |
| Gas Explosion | 76 | type | |
| Aircraft Incident | 61 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Jan 2018 traffic accident (23 deaths across news reports); aircraft collision coverage peaked in Nov 2022 (106 news reports that month); explosion fire coverage peaked in Oct 2022 (44 news reports that month).
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Public health in Dallas
| Disease Outbreak | 56 | type | |
| Medical Malpractice | 31 | type | |
| Burn Injury | 23 | type | |
| Drug Overdose | 16 | type | |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 13 | type | |
| Burns Injury | 12 | type | |
| Polio Outbreak | 12 | type |
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