Crime up in conservative states too...This whole situation is a canary in the coal mine for weak policing, the fact is if this liberal approach to policing is failing in San Francisco with all its social programs and money then how is it going to work anywhere else?
Republican-controlled states have higher murder rates than Democratic ones: study
Republican politicians routinely claim that cities run by Democrats have been experiencing crime waves caused by failed governance, but a new study shows murder rates are actually higher in states and cities controlled by Republicans.
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