Even given the questionable numbers and methodology they use, I see that "F" rated Texas has a lower gun death rate than "A-" rated Illinois.
:rofl: Scroll down to the hate crimes. Big increase in Trump's first year - even bigger one in Brandon's.
Look at the top five states for low murder:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_intentional_homicide_rate
State | Firearm (%) | Hanging/Suffocation (%) | Poisoning (%) | Other/Unknown (%) | Suicides per 100,000 (2020) |
Alabama | 49.8 | 26.7 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 15.7 |
Alaska | 61.8 | 19.1 | 7.2 | 12.0 | 25.8 |
Arizona | 51.2 | 26.3 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 17.1 |
Arkansas | 49.9 | 25.7 | 19.8 | 4.6 | 17.3 |
California | 46.9 | 24.5 | 18.5 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
Colorado | 51.4 | 25.3 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 21.0 |
Connecticut | 23.4 | 51.4 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
Delaware | 41.2 | 31.4 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 13.9 |
Florida | 56.8 | 20.6 | 14.9 | 7.7 | 14.0 |
Georgia | 57.0 | 22.6 | 16.5 | 3.9 | 14.3 |
Hawaii | 26.5 | 33.6 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 17.4 |
Idaho | 57.3 | 22.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 22.7 |
Illinois | 52.1 | 25.1 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 11.8 |
Indiana | 52.7 | 24.6 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 16.4 |
Iowa | 51.8 | 29.3 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 14.3 |
Kansas | 58.3 | 21.8 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 16.2 |
Kentucky | 51.2 | 24.4 | 20.0 | 4.4 | 19.6 |
Louisiana | 48.5 | 29.5 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 14.1 |
Maine | 43.3 | 36.4 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 23.6 |
Maryland | 35.5 | 38.5 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 9.9 |
Massachusetts | 28.6 | 50.1 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 12.2 |
Michigan | 46.6 | 30.2 | 17.6 | 5.6 | 14.0 |
Minnesota | 49.7 | 30.5 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 13.4 |
Mississippi | 49.8 | 25.2 | 20.1 | 4.9 | 14.3 |
Missouri | 57.8 | 24.2 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 18.5 |
Montana | 60.2 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 25.1 |
Nebraska | 52.4 | 26.7 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 14.9 |
Nevada | 55.3 | 23.7 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 20.3 |
New Hampshire | 44.3 | 36.4 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 19.6 |
New Jersey | 23.5 | 53.5 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
New Mexico | 47.1 | 28.3 | 18.4 | 6.2 | 24.4 |
New York | 30.2 | 49.0 | 12.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
North Carolina | 49.2 | 25.8 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 14.0 |
North Dakota | 52.1 | 25.6 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 19.2 |
Ohio | 49.1 | 25.3 | 17.6 | 7.9 | 14.2 |
Oklahoma | 62.4 | 20.6 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 22.2 |
Oregon | 50.6 | 28.1 | 13.6 | 7.8 | 17.6 |
Pennsylvania | 47.3 | 28.3 | 18.2 | 6.3 | 14.3 |
Rhode Island | 23.1 | 53.8 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 9.6 |
South Carolina | 53.5 | 25.5 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 16.3 |
South Dakota | 53.9 | 26.4 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 18.9 |
Tennessee | 52.7 | 24.7 | 17.6 | 5.0 | 17.6 |
Texas | 51.7 | 23.1 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 12.7 |
Utah | 50.1 | 27.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 23.5 |
Vermont | 35.3 | 41.2 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 19.6 |
Virginia | 47.6 | 28.1 | 17.2 | 7.1 | 12.6 |
Washington | 42.1 | 32.2 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 17.6 |
West Virginia | 51.5 | 24.2 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 22.5 |
Wisconsin | 53.2 | 28.8 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 13.1 |
Wyoming | 66.3 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 16.6 | 26.2 |