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by addicted 1946 days ago
The stats dont bear your claim out.

https://www.safehome.org/resources/crime-statistics-by-state...

All types of violent crime rates (including armed robbery and property crimes) are lower in the NorthEast than in the South.

I will add the caveat that 2020 might be an exception due to the extraordinary circumstances that year presented (but I actually dont think it is, because barring murders, all kinds of violent crime have actually fallen in the north east).

The only reason it might not appear that way is because there is because right wing media has basically built an identity out of painting democratic led areas as crime infested, and since democratic led areas tend to be highly populated, it's easy to build such a false picture by using absolute numbers.

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I believe the comment you're replying to is about Brazil, not the US.