Reexamining a crime stat the Left likes to use
Oct 18, 2023 14:18:27 #
from Governor Huckabee
One of the favorite talking points on the left when people complain about the historic crime waves their criminal-coddling policies have created is to claim that murder rates are actually 34% higher in red states than in blue states. But like all the left's claims, that’s highly misleading and based on cherry-picked data.
The Heritage Foundation looked into the study they’re citing and found that it was based on “flawed methodology.” Researcher Kevin Dayaratna said that while red states have higher murder rates, that means nothing because crime rates are a local matter influenced by local policing and prosecution practices. This won’t be a surprise to my readers, but the crime in red states that Democrats love to highlight is actually happening almost exclusively in those states' blue cities and counties.
https://slaynews.com/news/murder-rates-60-higher-democrat-run-counties-study-finds/
The study found that if you look at homicide rates on a county level, they are a whopping 64% higher in blue counties than in red counties.
In short, blue counties are giving red states a bad name, then blaming it on the Republicans who don’t run the crime-ridden blue counties.
I don’t know whether this will change anyone’s perceptions on the left, since I suspect that anyone who would ever believe crime is lower in Democrat-run cities would be too dumb to know what “percent” means.
Related: A new study of violent crime ranked the most dangerous cities in the world. All of the top 10 are in either Mexico, Brazil or Venezuela. Only two American cities made the top 30. At number 13 was St. Louis, Missouri. Coincidentally, Missouri is a solidly red state, while St. Louis is so blue that they sent Cori Bush to Congress. The only other US city on the list is #25, Baltimore. ‘Nuff said.
One of the favorite talking points on the left when people complain about the historic crime waves their criminal-coddling policies have created is to claim that murder rates are actually 34% higher in red states than in blue states. But like all the left's claims, that’s highly misleading and based on cherry-picked data.
The Heritage Foundation looked into the study they’re citing and found that it was based on “flawed methodology.” Researcher Kevin Dayaratna said that while red states have higher murder rates, that means nothing because crime rates are a local matter influenced by local policing and prosecution practices. This won’t be a surprise to my readers, but the crime in red states that Democrats love to highlight is actually happening almost exclusively in those states' blue cities and counties.
https://slaynews.com/news/murder-rates-60-higher-democrat-run-counties-study-finds/
The study found that if you look at homicide rates on a county level, they are a whopping 64% higher in blue counties than in red counties.
In short, blue counties are giving red states a bad name, then blaming it on the Republicans who don’t run the crime-ridden blue counties.
I don’t know whether this will change anyone’s perceptions on the left, since I suspect that anyone who would ever believe crime is lower in Democrat-run cities would be too dumb to know what “percent” means.
Related: A new study of violent crime ranked the most dangerous cities in the world. All of the top 10 are in either Mexico, Brazil or Venezuela. Only two American cities made the top 30. At number 13 was St. Louis, Missouri. Coincidentally, Missouri is a solidly red state, while St. Louis is so blue that they sent Cori Bush to Congress. The only other US city on the list is #25, Baltimore. ‘Nuff said.
Oct 18, 2023 14:21:09 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
American Vet wrote:
from Governor Huckabee br br One of the favorite ... (show quote)
Anyone with a modicum of sense realizes this, so naturally Democrats don't.
Oct 18, 2023 14:21:49 #
JFlorio wrote:
Anyone with a modicum of sense realizes this, so naturally Democrats don't.
They do not want to
Oct 18, 2023 15:17:32 #
Liberty Tree wrote:
They do not want to
It wouldn’t make them “feel good” and would end their hobby of virtue signaling.
Oct 18, 2023 16:38:17 #
American Vet wrote:
from Governor Huckabee br br One of the favorite ... (show quote)
I have a friend who lives in St. Louis. He claims it’s not even close to the horror reported on social media. His name is Mike, nice guy, he works as a tail gunner on a school bus.
Oct 18, 2023 17:10:21 #
JFlorio
Loc: Seminole Florida
JR-57 wrote:
I have a friend who lives in St. Louis. He claims it’s not even close to the horror reported on social media. His name is Mike, nice guy, he works as a tail gunner on a school bus.
Oct 18, 2023 21:10:18 #
ed4short
Loc: New Hampshire
JR-57 wrote:
I have a friend who lives in St. Louis. He claims it’s not even close to the horror reported on social media. His name is Mike, nice guy, he works as a tail gunner on a school bus.
That was an awesome statement, exactly what this country is coming to with the Dems in charge, with the money from Soros
Oct 19, 2023 12:26:22 #
Ronald Hatt
Loc: Lansing, Mich
American Vet wrote:
from Governor Huckabee br br One of the favorite ... (show quote)
I wonder....if *Demoncrats, ever tried to "Figger" out what would happen if they had not been responsible for
turning our American Policing efforts into chaos, & Bedlam? :O000
Every time a democrat, attempts to "change something"...Chaos & corruption results! :O}}}
It's what they do best! [ SCREW UP EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH]!
Why?...because that effort is a prime opportunity to "raid the pantry"!
Oct 19, 2023 14:27:59 #
JR-57 wrote:
I have a friend who lives in St. Louis. He claims it’s not even close to the horror reported on social media. His name is Mike, nice guy, he works as a tail gunner on a school bus.
JR, like this one?
Oct 19, 2023 14:39:31 #
Oct 19, 2023 16:14:56 #
JR-57 wrote:
Tail gunner on a school bus...I have a friend who lives in St. Louis. He claims it’s not even close to the horror reported on social media. His name is Mike, nice guy, he works as a tail gunner on a school bus.
Oct 19, 2023 16:26:19 #
Oct 19, 2023 23:38:57 #
JR-57 wrote:
I have a friend who lives in St. Louis. He claims it’s not even close to the horror reported on social media. His name is Mike, nice guy, he works as a tail gunner on a school bus.
It depends what part of St. Louis that you're from. St. Louis County is not too bad, however, I would never choose to live there again.
Oct 20, 2023 00:36:53 #
Justice101 wrote:
It depends what part of St. Louis that you're from. St. Louis County is not too bad, however, I would never choose to live there again.
It was a joke Justice. Meant to be humorous. I’ll try harder next time. 👍🏻👍🏻
Oct 20, 2023 00:47:17 #
JR-57 wrote:
It was a joke Justice. Meant to be humorous. I’ll try harder next time. 👍🏻👍🏻
I was serious JR. You couldn't pay me to move back there now, although I have relatives and some friends still living there.
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