re: America's 30 bluest metro areas ranked

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I live in rural America. I live on a two mile stretch of state highway that intersects to the north and south with other state highways. On the stretch I live on, there are eight residences. All but one are on the east side of the highway. From north to south these residences are occupied racially in the following way: white, unoccupied, white, black, white, white, black, black.

I lock my door at night if I think about it. We help each other out with things. There hasn’t been as much as a petty property crime here for as long as I’ve lived here.

Your post suggests that we’re murdering parasites who would be better off living in blue cities. No thanks, and frick you.

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It only suggests that if that's what you want it to suggest - there are far more important reasons to live somewhere than crime...each to their own and all that. Non of that, nor your anecdote, means that crime is worse in rural America than it is in most major cities. I live 10 miles from downtown Augusta, Georgia, a pretty violent mid-size city statistically speaking, and I never lock the doors to the house....when it is accidentally locked I always have to remember if I even have a key. Never had ANY crime at all in my neighborhood. I grew up inside the perimeter on the west side of Atlanta when Atlanta was the murder capital of the US and violent crime was really bad as was crime in general. We did not lock any doors, cars or house, and never had any sort of crime committed against any of us or our property. None of that means anything, the statistics are clear. crime is as likely to happen anywhere but it is particularly likely to happen in rural areas compared to most major cities....and the reason is as clear as the nose on your face, its exactly why bait fish swim in schools and ain't loners, it works with all predators and all prey.....there is safety in numbers for individuals.

Of all the places I split time, Boise is the most liberal. I'm sure once you leave the city it changes quickly but the 2 time mayor there is a Democrat from DC.

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Yes, the crime in Madison, San Jose and Durham is just intolerable

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Biased, left-leaning academia types aren’t any better than hood rats.

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Per capita not even close to rural America LOL

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For someone condescending about “maths,” you might want to check the actual per-capita data.

The latest BJS numbers show:

Urban violent victimization: 34.0 per 1,000 people
Rural violent victimization: 16.7 per 1,000 people

Urban property victimization: 181.6 per 1,000 households
Rural property victimization: 48.3 per 1,000 households

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization 2024, Table 8

So yes, per-capita rates are the correct comparison. They simply produce the opposite answer from the one you confidently asserted.

Which national dataset shows crime is “particularly likely” in rural America compared with most major cities? And if “safety in numbers” explains it, why is the urban violent-victimization rate roughly double?

Try to keep the answer under 2,000 words. Brevity is the soul of wit

Nice! I live in #2 reddest.

this is the most compelling case for voting blue that I have ever seen

No way Minneapolis is that low. The presidential election was like 90% Kamala in Hennepin County.

JD Vance was 100%, the republican party really is the party for low income whites that view themselves as something they'll never be

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I am surprised the Raleigh-Durham area is so blue. Is there a lot of culture there?

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lots of northeast transplants post-covid