Cities are actually safer. Republicans attack cities to distract from their own problems.
Did you know?
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 30, 2022
It’s states with loose gun laws where violence rates are the highest. pic.twitter.com/BMzocVm6ns
Fascinating:
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) August 17, 2022
"In 2020, per capita murder rates were 40% higher in states won by Donald Trump than those won by Joe Biden.
8 of the 10 states w/the highest murder rates in 2020 voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election this century."https://t.co/ML5i3EqHas
Violent crime is "more of a red state problem than a blue state one, as 8 out of the 10 states with the highest murder rates voted for Trump in 2020. The murder rate in the 25 states that went for Trump is, on average, 40% higher than that of states that voted for Biden." #moleg https://t.co/Ctt775iW4G
— Kristin Bowen | Text ACT to 644-33 (@CoMo_Kristin) June 8, 2022
ANY time someone refers with terror of urban crime, hand them this. Your chances of being attacked in Missouri are much higher than your chances of being attacked in New York. Higher in TX than in California. And on and on. Suitable for lamination. pic.twitter.com/GeFr58XGqV
— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) October 5, 2022
What to conclude from crime data? Cities are safer than the countryside and New York is doing far better than most places. "The overall lesson seems to be that the more urban your surroundings, the less danger you face." – @foxjust https://t.co/UPdp4GXV9S
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 7, 2022
#GOP, what say you?#ElPasoStrong #UvaldeStrong #UvaldeMassacre
— James Ball (@cato218) June 2, 2022
'A study found that murder rates are highest in Republican-controlled states.'https://t.co/JSzHymM1hy
Red States Have Higher Murder Rates Than Blue States, According to New Study | Inside Edition
— Srinadh (@peace_srinadh) June 7, 2022
There you have it. What are red state governors doing about it? More guns and increased crimes. https://t.co/GvuYqVIVFr
NEW: @AOC just shut down Republicans scapegoating big cities like NYC and Chicago that face gun violence: “Let’s talk facts. 70% of illegally trafficked guns in NYC come from [red states with loose gun laws]. We're losing children due to lawlessness unleashed by red states.”
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) June 8, 2022
Did not know:
— Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) June 10, 2022
Rural America, too, has seen a surge in violent crime. “I’ve never seen these numbers before,” said one South Carolina sheriff about homicides.
Homicide rates in 2020:
✔️rose 25% in rural America
✔️rose 30% in urban Americahttps://t.co/a48nYreGz9 via @WSJ
When crime goes up in rural areas, for some reason we don't blame the (Republican) politicians who are in charge: https://t.co/Fpbw9DdaJf
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) June 10, 2022
There is generally more murder in cities subjected to the Red America gun policy regime — Republicans haven't come up with some magic formula they're just good at taking advantage of the fact that the media is disproportionately focused on a handful of cities. https://t.co/EIIj2gZLnf
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 29, 2022
it’s funny that despite all the media coverage, New York City is still one of the safest places in the country, by a significant margin pic.twitter.com/x5wzHBXxe7
— sam (@sam_d_1995) July 17, 2022
NBC’s reporting team on gun violence went to Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia & Baltimore — all cities, 3 in the North. Yet the top 7 states for homicides per capita are almost all Southern & rural: MS, LA, AL, MO, AR, SC, TN.
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) July 18, 2022
It’s one way media distort the picture of violence.
A growing mortality gap between Republican and Democratic areas may largely stem from policy choices. (@LydiaDenworth Scientific American) Details: https://t.co/mkd9KMxrFm pic.twitter.com/9q7HOd5iLi
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) July 18, 2022
"The biggest risks for homicides came in conservative counties with iron-fist sheriffs and district attorneys, places where progressives in power are nearly as common as monkeys riding unicorns." https://t.co/nsWYQI3X1d
— MattEllisDA (@MattEllisDA) August 28, 2022
Sad! 