Crime is on the rise more in red states

Stats show that states led by Republicans have higher murder rates

Republicans like to blame crime on Democrats, but the truth is crime can be more rampant in red states.

This report by Third Way found that statewide murder rates were higher in Trump-voting red states than Biden-voting blue states. And at times, cities with Republican mayors had the highest homicide rates.

For example, Jacksonville, which has a Republican mayor, had 128 more murders in 2020 than San Francisco, which has a Democrat mayor…