Homicide rates are highest in rural counties in red states. Just an FYI.

[applegrove]

Homicide rates are highest in rural counties in red states. Just an FYI.

— Rebekah Jones (@georebekah.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T20:33:21.977Z

[SheltieLover]

1. Yup. Sure are.

[Aristus]

2. Few people are left standing when the hillbillies are out feudin'.

n/t

[maxsolomon]

3. Rural counties in red states aren't exclusively filled with White People.

Counties with high Native American populations or high African American populations see high homicide rates.

High homicide rates are correlated to poverty.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Fewer passers-by to be potential witnesses, lots of places to dispose of a body. Go figure. nt

[Kaleva]

5. Upper Michigan is very red and rural but with a very low homicide rate

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. I'd say that correlates more with poverty rates than rural+red.

[Picturelady]

8. Guns and poverty

I'd guess the main factors are the availability of guns and the poverty rate. Of course other things, but I'd like to see an analysis.