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The issue in question is "The Study".
The problem with "The Study" is its premise.
The premise is purely political.
Divide the states by political stats rather than crime stats.
Over here are the "Trump states" - red,
and over there are the "Biden states" - blue.

What "The Study" is is another in a 6 year long list of attacks on president Trump.

The actual facts tell a very different story.

Dark Side of the US: 14 Cities With Highest Crime Rates
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Here are the top 15 cities you are most likely to get murdered in:

15. Washington DC – Murder Rate – 28.58 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
14. Cincinnati, Ohio – Murder Rate – 29.7 per 100,000- (mayor - D)
13. San Bernardino, California – Murder Rate – 30.62 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
12. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Murder Rate – 31.60 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
11. Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Murder Rate – 33.09 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
10. Dayton, Ohio – Murder Rate – 34.15 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
9. Kansas City, Missouri – Murder Rate – 34.64 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
8. Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Murder Rate – 43.96 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
7. Cleveland, Ohio – Murder Rate – 47.50 per 100,000 (mayor - D)
6. New Orleans, Louisiana – Murder Rate – 50.78 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
5. Detroit, Michigan – Murder Rate – 51.32 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
4. Memphis, Tennessee – Murder Rate – 52.44 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
3. Baltimore, Maryland – Murder Rate – 58.20 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
2. Birmingham, Alabama – Murder Rate – 60.78 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)
1. St. Louis, Missouri – Murder Rate – 87.21 per 100,000 - (mayor - D)

St. Louis, Missouri has the highest violent crime rate in the United States of 2,082 incidents per 100,000 people. The murder rate is 64.9 per 100,000, with a total of 205 people murdered in 2017. Certain parts of the city, specifically East St. Louis have an increased likelihood of violence due to unsafe housing, a poor school system, and a failing economy.

Some cities on the list, such as Minneapolis and Oakland, have problematically high rape and robbery rates that are worse than their murder rates. Minneapolis had 122 reported rapes and 434 robberies in 2017. Oakland’s robbery rate in 2017 was 630 incidents per 100,000 people.