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

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6. Let me explain St. Louis Missouri

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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.