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So is DC a "red state"? Why does California have insane crime? What is going on in Chicago? Why is most of the midwest, which leans quite red, the safest part o

So is DC a "red state"? Why does California have insane crime? What is going on in Chicago? Why is most of the midwest, which leans quite red, the safest part of the country alongside the very blue upper eastcoast? California was the biggest receiver of federal funds for a long, long time. It does not seem to have made a difference positively or negatively in it's violent crime rate. Texas has always paid more to the Fed than received, yet we have our own very violent cities (and some of the safest ones).

sammalloy 4y ago
Of the ten most dangerous US states in 2023 (Alaska, New Mexico, Tennessee, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, South Dakota, Michigan), seven are red states.
- giantg2 4y ago
  "in 2023" You mean 2022? 2023 data would be incomplete. Often times it takes 12-18 months from year end for the data to be compiled and verified. And what does your comment add to the conversation anyways?
- vorpalhex 4y ago
  So? By your own admission, intentionally excluding DC, red states don't lock out blue states for the most violence. What do Alaska and New Mexico have in common that makes them such dangerous places? It doesn't seem like it's their politics. Utah, a deeply red state, is one of the ten safest states. Politically Utah looks a lot more like that deep south than Vermont, another extremely safe state.