Original analysis from the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows that, on average, cities in blue states have lower rates of gun homicides and shooting incidents than comparably sized cities in red states and are seeing larger single-year decreases in gun violence rates in 2023.
  • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Cities in blue states,8 based on how a state voted in the 2020 presidential election, are consistently safer from guns than cities in red states, regardless of which party is represented in city leadership.

    From 2018 to 2021, red-state cities experienced larger increases in gun violence rates than blue-state cities.

    In 2023, blue-state cities are experiencing larger declines in gun violence rates than red-state cities.