the FACT is the murder rates are highest in DEMOCRATIC run cities regardless of the state political alignment
it's the cities and who controls them sparky.
Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
Indeed. Policing is done at the local level. And it's not just the cities, but the counties too. Here are the ten counties in the USA with the highest homicide rates in 2017, from the source linked below, and the margin by which Biden won each in 2020.
https://www.police1.com/ambush/artic...WgaEUmxJkn74J/
1. Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 68.2% Biden victory margin
2. Coahoma County, Mississippi, 42.9%
3. Phillips County, Arkansas, 19.3%
4. tie St. Louis City, Missouri, 66.2%
4. tie Baltimore City, Maryland, 76.6%
6. Petersburg, Virginia, 76.5%
7. tie Macon County, Alabama, 63.8%
7. tie Washington, D.C., 86.7%
9. tie Washington County, Mississippi, 39.6%
9. tie Dallas County, Alabama, 37.5%
These are not necessarily cities. Coahoma County, Mississippi for example has a population of 20,810, and Macon County, Alabama has 19,331 people.
Here's another one for you,
https://www.jsr.org/index.php/path/a...1371/1108/7732
The ten most dangerous cities in the USA are all run by Democrats. Cities with Democratic mayors suffered violent crime at an 81% higher level than cities with Republican mayors for the 100 largest cities. Violent crime rates were higher in blue cities for the 20 most populated cities, the 21st through 50th largest cities, and the 51st to 100th largest cities. In other words, cities run by Republicans are on average safer.
Our friend Precious_b needs to study up on Simpson's Paradox. He's been fooled, just like the anti-vaxxers who point to statistics showing people who are vaccinated are more likely to die of COVID 19, the disease. When you divide the population into smaller groups, you see that what you thought to be true is actually ass backwards. In the case of homicides, you segment by county or municipalities. For COVID 19, segment by age group.
Precious_b, I have a rhetorical question. How much do the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Rangers have to do with preventing violent crime, compared to the local police departments and county Sheriff's departments in Texas?