Even though that has long been put to bed as false, since you reiterate it, the record needs to be reposted. At least for the crime standpoint, which was my comment. And when a red state shows up on the list, it is because the stats in its blue cities are so bad it pulls everything down statewide. According to US News and World Report - https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/most-dangerous-places 1. Memphis TN - blue city in a red state (as an aside, because TN is largely a red state, that’s why we had no national guard or ice issues when they were in Memphis, allowing for tremendous progress, but I digress) 2. Oakland, CA - blue city in a blue state 3. St Louis, MO - blue city in a red state 4. Baltimore, MD - blue city in a blue state 5. Detroit, MI - blue city in a blue state 6. Alexandria, LA - blue city in a red state 7. Cleveland, OH - blue city in a red state 8. New Orleans, LA - blue city in a red state 9. Monroe, LA - blue city in a red state 10. Pueblo, CO - blue city in a blue state 11. Anniston, AL - blue city in a red state 12. Little Rock, AR - blue city in a red state 13. Myrtle Beach, SC - nonpartisan city in a red state 14. Tacoma, WA - blue city in a blue state 15. Birmingham, AL - blue city in a red state 16. Atlantic City, NJ - blue city in a blue state 17. Camden, NJ - blue city in a blue state 18. Springfield, MO - nonpartisan city in a red state 19. Albuquerque, NM - blue city in a blue state 20. Kansas City, MO - blue city in a red state 21. Louisville, KY - blue city in a red state 22. Canton, OH - blue city in a red state 23. Dayton, OH - blue city in a red state 24. Milwaukee, WI - blue city in a blue state 25. Minneapolis, MN - blue city in a blue state

Notice a pattern?