What You Say
Crime trends don't follow mayoral party affiliation — they follow poverty, gun availability, and policing resources. Many 'dangerous' cities have Republican governors and GOP-controlled state legislatures. Rural areas have seen rising crime rates too. FBI data shows violent crime dropped nationally in 2023. Cherry-picking cities is propaganda, not criminology.
The Stab
Jacksonville has a Republican mayor. Somehow crime isn't a red-city problem when it's convenient.
Sources