…compared to similar control states wherein South Dakota, Idaho, and Iowa are the control states‽ For those not up on their US states, Rhode Island (388 people

…compared to similar control states wherein South Dakota, Idaho, and Iowa are the control states‽ For those not up on their US states, Rhode Island (388 people per km^2) is a fly speck of an east coast state. South Dakota (4 people/square mile) and Idaho (7 people per square mile) are large rural western states, Iowa (20 people/km^2) is a giant cornfield with some insurance company headquarters hiding in the middle. I don't have time to check the FBI databases today†, but it smells like a cherry picking. ␄ † Ok, a little time. The selected states are definitely on the high side for forcible rapes in 2009.