The phrase "an increase in reporting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a rise or growth in the frequency or volume of reports or data submissions in various contexts, such as business, journalism, or research.
Example: "The recent changes in policy have led to an increase in reporting of safety incidents within the organization."
Alternatives: "a rise in reporting" or "an uptick in reporting".
An Australian study found an increase in reporting odds ratios after media publicity regarding links between a sleep medication and parasomnias and amnesia [ 63].
The National Center for Education Statistics has documented a rapid rise in recent years in the number of reported incidents of bullying, but that may reflect an increase in reporting rather than in actual incidents.
Within the developed markets, the recent EU Parliament's directive on non-financial and diversity information will almost certainly lead to an increase in reporting on the seven first-generation indicators.
Any methods which could increase the ability to obtain biological evidence or reduce the additional distress associated with reporting a sexual offence may result in an increase in reporting this crime type.
"That's really empowering, and we would see an increase in reporting that would then have a knock-on effect on the number of crimes being committed".
"I don't know if there has been an increase in the incidence of impotence," says Zhang, "just that there has been an increase in reporting it, which shows a change in the public view of sexual desire".
It's unclear why election years bring an increase in reported hate crimes, particularly in the days following the election of our last two presidents.
A probable factor in the rise in identity theft in 2011, the report found, was an increase in reported data breaches, like those at Sony PlayStation and Epsilon.
Full story Crime has dropped by 5%, according to the British Crime Survey - marking the longest period of falling crime for 106 years - although police figures show an increase in reported offences.
The way elements of the campaign to leave the EU sought to "toxify the debate" before the referendum is likely to have contributed to an increase in reported hate crimes, MPs have heard.
