U.S. Crime

2024 Elections Results Map 

Republican Percent of 5 Highest Aggravated Assault States: 80%

Democrat Percent of 5 Lowest Aggravated Assault States: 80%

Republican Percent of 5 Highest Violent Crime States: 80%

Democrat Percent of 5 Lowest Violent Crime States: 100%

Republican Percent of 5 Highest Murder Rate States: 80%

Democrat Percent of 5 Lowest Murder Rate States: 80%

Republican Percent of 5 Highest Burglary Rate States: 60%

Democrat Percent of 5 Lowest Burglary Rate States: 100%

State ranking source: safehome.org

If Trump is going to start taking over cities and states based on crime rates, Republican states are the place to start. As the data above shows, the overwhelming majority of crime occurs in Republican states. But let's not delude ourselves, Republicans aren't concerned with justice, crime, safety, or economics. As usual, this a just another power grab and a general affront to democracy. 

Fear The Deer

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State & Local Shrinkage

More good reporting from Jon Perr:

• The USA net fiscal stimulus was modest relative to peers, despite being the epicenter of the crisis.
• Once you take state and local cutbacks into account, there was no surge in government spending.
• Local governments are cutting jobs at the fastest rate in almost 30 years.
• State and local governments has shed 407,000 jobs since August 2008.

Weekend Reading

Are We Done Talking About Big Government?

Ayn Rand Grabbed Social Security & Medicare When She Needed Them

Crisis No More

The Death of Green

Did The Poor Cause The Crisis?

Federal Research Develops Medicine

The Five Views That Define American Politics

Raising False Alarms

Repealing Health Care Is A Job Killer

Right Wing's Obsession With Gold

The Consequences of Our Tax Cowardice

The War on Demand

What Does Your State Do Well?

What Is Your State Worst At?

Why Do People In Finance Earn So Much?

The Real Welfare Queens

What do the top ranking states - in Federal spending per dollars of Federal taxes - have in common?

They're red states.

The biggest "welfare queens", as far as states are concerned, are conservative states.

As Jon Perr details, Sarah Palin often rails against government (as most conservatives do) spending. She always (as most conservatives do) fails to mention that Alaska (ranking 3rd) is one of the largest welfare-queen states in the U.S. Alaska takes $1.84 from Washington for every $1 it sends there.

Another great example of the never-ending hypocrisy, and total delusion, of the right-wing.

[Wisconsin takes $0.86 from Washington for every $1 it sends there. 1 of 18 states, including D.C., which get back less than they give.]

For Further Reading:

Another Difficult Year For States

Stimulus Spending By State

Various Readings

An Update on State Budget Cuts
Comparing Public & Private Sector Compensation
Privatization During An Economic Downturn
Public Debt and Other Issues