Republicans blame Democrats for crime -- but new data shows higher murder rates in red states

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Republicans have repeatedly blamed Democratic policies in big cities for a rise in murder rates during the pandemic. In fact, Republican states are reporting much higher homicide rates and some of the highest murder rates are in cities led by Republican mayors, according to data compiled by the centrist think tank Third Way.

Republicans from former President Donald Trump to congressional lawmakers to Fox News talking heads have repeatedly pointed to Democrats' supposed "soft-on-crime" approach, bail reform laws, and "defund the police" rhetoric from left-wing activists for fueling a surge in violent crime. But the Third Way report shows that "murder rates are far higher in Trump-voting red states" and some of the highest murder rates are in cities led by Republicans.

"Republicans seem to do a much better job of talking about stopping crime than stopping crime," Jim Kessler, one of the report's authors, told Axios.

Murder rates were an average of 40% higher in 2020 in the 25 states that Trump carried in the last election, compared to states carried by Biden — and far higher than in "deep blue" states like New York and California, where Republicans have assailed Democratic criminal justice reforms. Instead, the highest murder rates were found in states like Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina and Arkansas — all of which are dominated by Republicans and were won easily by Trump in 2020.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-blame-democrats-for-crime-%e2%80%94-but-new-data-shows-higher-murder-rates-in-red-states/ar-AAV9hi8

[tenderfoot]

1. How about cops not responding to calls?

Lot of that happening too.

https://www.chronline.com/stories/four-centralia-officers-fired-for-allegedly-ignoring-911-calls-while-having-lunch,285076

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/us/los-angeles-officers-fired-playing-pokemon-go-trnd/index.html

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-police-wont-respond-to-non-criminal-calls/2307892/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Video-showing-SFPD-apparently-watching-as-16650311.php

https://sfist.com/2022/01/09/san-francisco-is-overwhelmed-by-911-calls-hundreds-of-city-workers-out-due-to-covid-19-reasons/

[TheRealNorth]

2. This will be buried on page 11

By the MSM, AP, and whatever is left of the print media.

[vercetti2021]

3. This is true

Amarillo where I live is part of the reddest voting area in the state and it has a shit ton of theft, drugs and homelessness. Also homicide which has been steadily rising. So Amarillo is legit the proof

[Rebl2]

4. I live in

Red Missouri and the death rate has been up in Kansas City for several years. Our mayor is a democrat as well as several before him. The problem is the majority of the state house and governor are republicans. They have made our gun laws next to non existent. This week they have put up a bill to allow guns on buses, trains etc. and in churches. They make me sick.

[standingtall]

5. Except Republicans would just blame Democrats in those Cities

because most of them are blue Cities in Red States, but their still wrong for it.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Change the data. Hide the data.

Change the data. Hide the data.

DeSantis is good at it.

[intheflow]

7. I'd love to see the racial breakdown of murders.

Because when Republicans talk about high crime in cities, it's a racist dog whistle because cities, by and large, have large minority populations. Billy-Bob Whyteboi shooting his sister-wife is just private family bizniss, it's not part of crime stats, in their diseased minds.