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albacore

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6. Red states murder rates are higher than blue state murder rates...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:03 PM

Mar 2022

...along with porn consumption, teen pregnancy, illiteracy, etc, etc.

"According to 2019 FBI data, seven out of ten states with the highest per-capita rates of violent crime voted Republican in the 2020 election. In contrast, seven out of ten states with the lowest rates voted Democrat. However, the District of Columbia had the highest rate despite voting blue."

https://repustar.com/fact-briefs/do-red-states-rank-higher-in-violent-crime-rates-than-blue-states

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The Red State Murder Problem [View all] Nevilledog Mar 2022 OP

Kicking for visibility SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

K&R ck4829 Mar 2022 #2

whatever could be the connection, i wonder? mopinko Mar 2022 #3

Good info. Everything they promote is nonsense underpants Mar 2022 #4

Great article! CrispyQ Mar 2022 #5

Red states murder rates are higher than blue state murder rates... albacore Mar 2022 #6

Covid deaths are also much higher in red states OMGWTF Mar 2022 #12

Sigh. phylny Mar 2022 #7

Absolutely! Also, it used to be proper to say, "Democrat as mayor". jaxexpat Mar 2022 #16

THANK YOU. LogicFirst Mar 2022 #21

One of my right wing cousins complained to me that our side thinks their side is stupid. CrispyQ Mar 2022 #22

Two Contributors modrepub Mar 2022 #8

Third contributor is often more lax gun laws. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2022 #18

K & R & Bookmarked! SunSeeker Mar 2022 #9

The red state answer will be more guns IronLionZion Mar 2022 #10

Bizarre behavior marieo1 Mar 2022 #11

Typical MSM, always bash Democrats KS Toronado Mar 2022 #13

K & R mountain grammy Mar 2022 #14

Gotta agree with repugs here Traildogbob Mar 2022 #15

Statistics tend to have a liberal bias Victor_c3 Mar 2022 #17

It's a big story... Hieronymus Phact Mar 2022 #19

Not just cities k0rs Mar 2022 #20

They've got the guns, the bad tempers, the poor socialization skills, and the chronic, seething Aristus Mar 2022 #23