I forgot to share this last week. This is a cross-post from Conservative-Truths.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 the average rate of Murder across the United States in 2009 was 5.1 per 100,000 population. 11 out of 22 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Murder (50% of Conservative States) versus 10 out of 29 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Murder (34% of Liberal States). The lowest rate of Murder in the country is found in New Hampshire with 0.9 per 100,000 population.
Conservative:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Liberal:
California
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Source: 2012-5-law.pdf No. 308