Every civic news report geolocated to Houston, classified into an open problem vocabulary, and trended as a share of the city's total coverage.
Houston's civic burden is shifting from everyday violence toward shocks and systems: disaster and emergency coverage took a bigger slice, up 7.9 points, while crime and violence fell 9.3 points. Power outages were the fastest-growing specific problem, up 2.08 points.
| Category | News Reported | Share Change (points) | Action Rate | Fatal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disasters Emergencies | 4,303 | +7.9 | 0.5% | 33.0% |
| Governance Policy | 1,534 | +3.8 | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| Infrastructure Utilities | 762 | +2.6 | 4.7% | 2.4% |
| Immigration Border | 438 | +2.5 | 11.6% | 2.3% |
| Policing Law Enforcement | 1,855 | +2.2 | 19.7% | 25.0% |
| Corruption Fraud | 475 | +1.2 | 49.3% | 0.0% |
| Terrorism Conflict | 68 | +0.4 | 67.6% | 5.9% |
| Legal Judicial | 737 | +0.2 | 23.1% | 5.8% |
| Education | 98 | +0.2 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Labor Employment | 55 | +0.2 | 14.5% | 0.0% |
| Protest Civil Unrest | 256 | +0.0 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Environment Pollution | 343 | -0.1 | 4.7% | 2.3% |
| Human Rights Social | 99 | -0.1 | 8.1% | 6.1% |
| Elections Politics | 235 | -0.4 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Public Safety | 818 | -0.7 | 3.8% | 16.0% |
| Public Health | 782 | -1.8 | 3.6% | 20.3% |
| Missing Persons | 652 | -2.6 | 17.6% | 5.2% |
| Accidents Road Safety | 3,008 | -6.2 | 4.1% | 45.4% |
| Crime Violence | 11,002 | -9.3 | 36.6% | 34.7% |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Power Outage | 233 | +2.08 |
| Flood | 2010 | +1.54 |
| Hurricane | 272 | +0.93 |
| Hurricane Power Outage | 69 | +0.93 |
| Helicopter Crash | 83 | +0.79 |
| Storm Damage | 72 | +0.71 |
| Murder Suicide | 101 | +0.70 |
| Meteor Impact | 42 | +0.56 |
| Robbery Shooting | 43 | +0.49 |
| Homicide Attempt | 90 | +0.48 |
| Problem | News Reported | Δpp |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 6171 | -4.41 |
| Crowd Surge | 249 | -2.85 |
| Homicide Attempted | 404 | -1.17 |
| Theft | 217 | -1.07 |
| Officer Shooting | 444 | -1.02 |
| Crowd Crush | 75 | -0.88 |
| Coverage Month | Event Type | Deaths Reported | Corroborating News Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02 | Homicide | 90 | 10 |
| 2018-08 | Hurricane | 68–88 | 12 |
| 2017-10 | Hurricane Relief | 60–80 | 10 |
| 2020-07 | Disease Outbreak | 80 | 7 |
| 2017-09 | Flood | 70 | 14 |
| 2018-08 | Flood | 68 | 7 |
27,520 pieces of news reported · deaths shown only for corroborated events, never summed
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