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   missing data for 2006 and 2010. For these, we used FBI data. Using the   
   CDC   
   data and population data from the US Census Bureau, we calculated the per   
   capita murder rate for each state for every year. We split states into   
   “red” and “blue” states based on their vote in the 2020 Presidential   
   election—Trump versus Biden. For each year, we averaged the number of   
   homicides and populations for “red” and “blue” states and calculated the   
   average per capita murder rate. When we removed the largest cities from   
   red states, we removed the following counties: Alabama- Madison County   
   (Huntsville), Arkansas- Pulaski County (Little Rock), Kentucky- Jefferson   
   County (Louisville), Louisiana- Orleans Parish (New Orleans),   
   Mississippi-   
   Hinds County (Jackson), Missouri- Jackson County (Kansas City), South   
   Carolina- Charleston County (Charleston), Tennessee- Davidson County   
   (Nashville), Alaska- Anchorage Borough (Anchorage), Florida- Duval County   
   (Jacksonville), Indiana- Marion County (Indianapolis), Kansas- Sedgwick   
   County (Wichita), Nebraska- Douglas County (Omaha), North Carolina-   
   Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), Ohio- Franklin County (Columbus),   
   Oklahoma- Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City), Texas- Harris County   
   (Houston),   
   Utah- Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City), West Virginia- Kanawha County   
   (Charleston). The following states had less than 10 murders in their   
   largest city (the CDC doesn’t disclose murders under 10 for privacy   
   reasons): Idaho, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.   
   Data is attached.   
      
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