Research
The numbers behind the noise
A closer look at what gets reported to city agencies. Real counts, readable charts, and the small print that makes them useful.
Calgary · September 2026 edition
Our first two reports use Calgary’s official 311 data. They cover September 2025 through August 2026 and compare it with the same twelve months a year earlier.
City services
Calgary 311 requests: a year of monthly trends
491,653 service requests, including inquiries. See the monthly pattern and the largest official request categories.
Analysis by StinkClub. Reviewed .
Roads
Calgary pothole requests: the monthly pattern
8,351 pothole maintenance requests. See which months carried the most reports and how they compare with the year before.
Analysis by StinkClub. Reviewed .
Two different kinds of count
These reports analyze the Public Record: requests already filed with an official agency. StinkClub’s anonymous Complaints are a separate count. We never combine the two or present either as a poll of residents.
Every report includes its source, comparison periods, limitations and downloadable aggregates. Read how we count.
Your turn
Something getting up your nose? Add an anonymous Complaint and see where it lands. StinkClub counts it; it does not file a request with the city.
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