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Awesome, do Chicago next.

• ethbr1 3y ago
  Apparently by a somewhat more objective measurement, the following emerge as most corrupt (ordered alphabetical, no relative sorting): - Alabama - Illinois - Kentucky - Louisiana - Mississippi - New York https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ranking-the-states-from-most-to-least-corrupt/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ranking-the-states-from... Although problematically, most are measured as having strong anti-corruption laws, which would likely increase the number of convictions and journalist coverage of corruption (thus, stronger laws = more visible corruption). Here's probably a more objective number: https://pols.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/273/2023/11/Corruption-Rpt-15-Final.11.2.23.pdf https://pols.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/273/2023/11/Co... from https://pols.uic.edu/chicago-politics/anti-corruption-reports/ https://pols.uic.edu/chicago-politics/anti-corruption-report... Which produces this ordering per capita: (federal convictions only, in decreasing order, ignoring DC) 1. Louisiana 2. Illinois 3. Tennessee 4. New York 5. Pennsylvania 6. Virginia 7. Ohio 8. New Jersey 9. Georgia https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/02/19/the-most-corrupt-states-in-america-infographic/?sh=ae7741f21016 https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/02/19/the-mo...
  • mlrtime 3y ago
    Thank you, I always thought Hudson County, NJ and Cook County, IL were the most corrupt areas in the US. I wouldn't be so sure to think that strong laws ~ more visible corruption, but I could be wrong.