Top 10 states with highest crime rates are mostly run by Republicans (2018 and 2020 reports)

[CousinIT]

https://crimeola.com/top-10-states-america-highest-crime-rate/ <-- this report from 2018

Top 10 States in America with the Highest Crime Rates

1. New Mexico (Democratic)
Population – 2,081,015

Violent Crimes per 100k – 702

Property Crimes per 100k – 3,937

This might be tough to believe, but little New Mexico, one of the least densely populated places in the U.S., has the highest crime rate in the nation. New Mexico has been on the list of states with the highest crime rates for several years now.

2. Alaska (Republican)
Population – 741,894

Violent Crimes per 100k – 804

Property Crimes per 100k – 3,353

Alaska is another big surprise on this list. It has surged up the rankings to end up in the number two position. People live in very few places in generally inhospitable Alaska, but those places have big clusters of people. The odds of a rape, assault, or murder taking place are higher here than in most other states.

3. Louisiana (Democratic)
Population – 4,681,666

Violent Crimes per 100k – 566

Property Crimes per 100k – 3,297

At number three is one of the poorest states in the country, Louisiana. So is there a link between poverty and crime? According to the data and research, there is, and a large number of people in Louisiana are economically disadvantaged.

4. Arkansas (Republican)
Population – 2,988,248

Violent Crimes per 100k – 550

Property Crimes per 100k – 3,268

Arkansas is another southern state that that has a higher-than-average number of rapes, assaults, murders, and robberies per capita. Car owners here have good reason to worry as there were more than 7,100 stolen vehicles in Arkansas in 2016. Safe to say: don’t leave your car doors unlocked!

5. South Carolina (Republican)
Population – 4,961,119

Violent Crimes per 100k – 501

Property Crimes per 100k – 3,243

South Carolina is particularly notorious for its property crimes, especially in places like Myrtle Beach that are huge draws for tourists. It is true that most of the crimes are committed by visitors to the state. You may want to stay away during the tourist season.

6. Tennessee (Republican)
Population – 6,651,194

Violent Crimes per 100k – 632

Property Crimes per 100k – 2,854

Places like Memphis make the news every day for their high murder rates. Disturbingly, there were 2,700 reported rapes in Tennessee in 2016. That comes to roughly seven rapes a day!

7. Alabama (Republican)
Population – 4,863,300

Violent Crimes per 100k – 532

Property Crimes per 100k – 2,947

There were 276 murders in Alabama in 2017, and that’s not all. You have a one in 200 chance of being a victim of a violent crime every year in this state.

8. Arizona (Republican)
Population – 6,931,071

Violent Crimes per 100k – 470

Property Crimes per 100k – 2,978

Arizona is especially notorious for robberies—18,000 cars were stolen in 2016. Also, there were more than 37,000 robberies. Better lock up the silverware.

9. Oklahoma (Republican)
Population – 3,923,561

Violent Crimes per 100k – 449

Property Crimes per 100k – 2,982

Make way for Oklahoma as it has joined this list for the first time. So what’s happening here? Property crimes keep the police busy most of the time. Larceny and car thefts are a big problem.

10. Missouri (Republican)
Population – 6,093,000

Violent Crimes per 100k – 519

Property Crimes per 100k – 2,799

Rounding off the list of the top 10 states in America with the highest crime rates is yet another state from the South: good old Missouri. Violent crimes spiked here in 2016, with St. Louis proving to be the murder capital of the state.


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2020 numbers are the similar: Most dangerous, crime-ridden states are run by REPUBLICANS - 7 out of 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _


https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/money/2020/01/13/most-dangerous-states-in-america/40969391/ <-- this report from 2020

10. Arizona (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 474.9 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 369 (19th highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 740 adults per 100,000 (6th highest)
• Poverty rate: 14% (14th highest)
• Most dangerous city: Tucson

9. South Carolina (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 488.3 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 392 (16th highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 494 adults per 100,000 (23rd highest)
• Poverty rate: 15.3% (9th highest)
• Most dangerous city: Greenwood

8. Missouri (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 502.1 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 607 (8th highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 687 adults per 100,000 (7th highest)
• Poverty rate: 13.2% (19th highest)
• Most dangerous city: St. Louis

7. Alabama (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 519.6 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 383 (18th highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 626 adults per 100,000 (10th highest)
• Poverty rate: 16.8% (7th highest)
• Most dangerous city: Anniston

6. Louisiana (Democratic)
• Violent crime rate: 537.5 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 530 (12th highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 942 adults per 100,000 (the highest)
• Poverty rate: 18.6% (3rd highest)
• Most dangerous city: Opelousas

5. Nevada (Democratic)
• Violent crime rate: 541.1 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 202 (25th lowest)
• Imprisonment rate: 584 adults per 100,000 (13th highest)
• Poverty rate: 12.9% (23rd highest)
• Most dangerous city: North Las Vegas

4. Arkansas (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 543.6 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 216 (23rd highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 781 adults per 100,000 (4th highest)
• Poverty rate: 17.2% (5th highest)
• Most dangerous city: West Memphis

3. Tennessee (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 623.7 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 498 (13th highest)
• Imprisonment rate: 553 adults per 100,000 (18th highest)
• Poverty rate: 15.3% (9th highest)
• Most dangerous city: Memphis

2. New Mexico (Democratic)
• Violent crime rate: 856.6 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 167 (22nd lowest)
• Imprisonment rate: 448 adults per 100,000 (23rd lowest)
• Poverty rate: 19.5% (2nd highest)
• Most dangerous city: Gallup

1. Alaska (Republican)
• Violent crime rate: 885 per 100,000 people
• Total 2018 murders: 47 (12th lowest)
• Imprisonment rate: 343 adults per 100,000 (14th lowest)
• Poverty rate: 10.9% (13th lowest)
• Most dangerous city: Anchorage

[moondust]

1. Will rates climb

due to so many unemployed with little or no income and in some cases evicted? Amidst an ocean of guns? Hope not but wouldn't be surprised.

[SheltieLover]

4. Sure hope not

But probably will rise.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Wonder if top 10 states too (studies were done, some time ago), having the most ...

economic activity (mostly democratic states) were the lowest in crime stats?

Also, MO is not considered a 'southern state' although a lot of people seem to think so, and lump the state in with the the other southern states. It's not, it's at minimum, a 'border state', or a mid-western state, 'southern' is really not an apt description, if, only for a tiny part of the state.

Parts of MO pertain to many different parts of the USA, parts describe the plains, parts describe the mid-west, parts describe the industrial eastern USA, etc.

I guess when those on the East or West coast fly over the entire USA, on their journeys from coast to coast, or to the southern coast (like birds flocking to the South from the North and vice versa), when the weather turns cold, everything else is a blur.

[samnsara]

3. 'a hungry man is an angry man'...

[apnu]

5. CA, NY, and IL are not on these lists

Yet Republicans say every day how crime ridden and dangerous LA, NYC, and Chicago are.

So much hypocrisy!

[Amishman]

7. You're comparing city vs state data

If Los Angeles was a state, it would have the #1 violent crime rate.

Los Angeles's violent crime rate is 927 per 100k.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Los_Angeles

Chicago us just behind it at 902 per 100k.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago

From the state data posted Alaska is the highest state with 802k per 100k.

NYC is much lower, at 585 per 100k.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_New_York_City

What's the real difference? Poverty.

NYC is 19%.
LA is 20.4%
Chicago is 20.6%
Alaska is 18.9% (though slightly distorted by state oil fund payments to permanent residents.)

A small percentage difference in poverty rates correlates with a big swing in crime rates.

[RazzleCat]

6. Let me explain St. Louis Missouri

Last edited Mon Sep 7, 2020, 09:41 AM - Edit history (1)

Yes it has one of if not the highest murder rate in the nation and has held that "honor" for a long time. St. Louis is also maybe the smallest former major, now mid sized to small urban city on the list. Size matters in this case. Every other region has it's "bad" spot where the majority of crime happens, so I am certain if you check out say Atlanta there are a few neighborhoods where 90 % of the violent crime happens, but the city is large as in over 100 miles in size, St. Louis 62 miles total. So draw a line around your worst neighborhood and make that your city. If you were to include St. Louis County in your stats go way down (The county is the population center of the region). To the best of my knowledge, St. Louis is the only city that is only the city, as in no suburbs were ever annexed in, nor were the original boundaries ever expanded. FYI, not defending Missouri or its crime rate, just you need to understand why the numbers are so high in proportion to other regions. Again take your worst area, and declare it a city, and see what happens to your crime stats.