Yahoo News reports:
Republican politicians routinely claim that cities run by Democrats have been experiencing crime waves caused by failed governance, but a new study shows murder rates are actually higher in states and cities controlled by Republicans.
“We’re seeing murders in our cities, all Democrat-run,” former President Donald Trump asserted at a March 26 rally in Georgia. “People are afraid to go out.” But a comparison of violent crime rates in jurisdictions controlled by Democrats and Republicans tells a very different story.
The study found that murder rates in the 25 states Trump carried in 2020 are 40% higher overall than in the states Biden won. The five states with the highest per capita murder rate — Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama and Missouri — all lean Republican and voted for Trump.
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Yesterday, I sat through first day of jury selection in the trial for my daughters killer. Since her murder, my mission is to reduce gun violence. Never should have been a partisan fight. Simply put, Republican states are deadlier & they need to change.https://t.co/uol9NUOr3E
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) April 5, 2022
“The 5 states with the highest per capita murder rate — Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama and Missouri — all lean Republican. Broadly speaking, the South, and to a lesser extent the Midwest, has more murders per capita than the Northeast and West.” https://t.co/1SI8ZFvk52
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 4, 2022