@IM5688 Violent crime is WAY down across the country. That fact debunks a popular right-wing lie that crime is "exploding."
Some suggest crime numbers are falling because we're not apprehending criminals. Just the opposite: incarceration rates rose as crime reports dropped.
For some reason, right-wingers like to pretend that New York City is a very dangerous place. Let's debunk that myth.
NYC has 538.9 violent crimes per 100K population. That puts it 59th on the list of violence in US cities; exceeded by Jacksonville (631), St Petersburg (698), Miami (720), and Orlando (744), to name a few [data from wikipedia].
In fact, there are five whole states that have higher rates of violent crime per capita! I'm talking to YOU, Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, & Tennessee!!
Disclaimer: I do not, nor have I ever, resided in New York City nor New York state, although I have visited both city and state upon occasion. I collected this NYC data because I often see NYC wrongly badmouthed.
Fact is, many rural communities have higher rates of untimely death than NYC. Here's a little secret about living in rural areas: the motor vehicle death rate is far higher than urban areas. Drunk driving, winding roads, foul weather, and just the overall time spent in a car.
It's kinda shocking to compare automotive death rates with murders. Automobiles make rural areas FAR more dangerous than urban areas!
Gun homicide rates in our 300 most populous cities; separated into red vs blue states. It's worth pointing out here that STATES, not cities, make gun licensing and registration laws.
@ElwoodBlues Another thing about that the right hates to acknowledge is their favorite scapegoat Chicago is within driving distance of red states with laughable straw purchase laws.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow in accounting , it IS that simple . Some states give more than they take . Florida is one such state . Why you even arguing this dude ? Pick a better hill to die on bro
