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What's reported in Houston
27,593 civic reports · 2016–2026
| Crime & Violence | 11.0K | 39.9% of civic news | |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 4,311 | 15.6% of civic news | |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,015 | 10.9% of civic news | |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,863 | 6.8% of civic news | |
| Governance & Policy | 1,542 | 5.6% of civic news | |
| Public Safety | 818 | 3.0% of civic news | |
| Public Health | 783 | 2.8% of civic news | |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 765 | 2.8% of civic news |
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Rising concerns in Houston
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Disasters & Emergencies | 4,311 | +7.9 pp | ▲ |
| Governance & Policy | 1,542 | +3.8 pp | ▲ |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 765 | +2.6 pp | ▲ |
| Immigration & Border | 440 | +2.5 pp | ▲ |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 1,863 | +2.1 pp | ▲ |
| Corruption & Fraud | 475 | +1.2 pp | ▲ |
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Receding concerns in Houston
Change in share of local civic news, 2024–26 vs 2021–23 (percentage points)
| Crime & Violence | 11.0K | -9.3 pp | ▼ |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 3,015 | -6.1 pp | ▼ |
| Missing Persons | 652 | -2.6 pp | ▼ |
| Public Health | 783 | -1.8 pp | ▼ |
| Public Safety | 818 | -0.7 pp | ▼ |
| Elections & Politics | 236 | -0.4 pp | ▼ |
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Crime & violence in Houston
| Homicide | 6,175 | type | |
| Homicide Attempted | 404 | type | |
| Sexual Assault | 376 | type | |
| Assault | 371 | type | |
| Armed Robbery | 262 | type | |
| Shooting | 221 | type | |
| Theft | 217 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers the Feb 2019 homicide (90 deaths across news reports); homicide coverage peaked in Nov 2022 (270 news reports that month).
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Accidents & road safety in Houston
| Traffic Accident | 365 | type | |
| Crowd Surge | 249 | type | |
| Aircraft Crash | 98 | type | |
| Drowning | 96 | type | |
| Fire | 84 | type | |
| Helicopter Crash | 83 | type | |
| Crowd Crush | 75 | type |
Real incidents behind the numbers crowd surge coverage peaked in Nov 2021 (200 news reports that month); helicopter crash coverage peaked in Oct 2024 (56 news reports that month).
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