> we also just sort of neatly tucked it into a few big cities

Don't let Republican talking points fool you.

Here are the 10 states with the highest crime rates:

New Mexico - 6,462.03 per 100,000 people
Louisiana - 6,408.22 per 100,000 people
Colorado - 6,090.76 per 100,000 people
South Carolina - 5,972.84 per 100,000 people
Arkansas - 5,898.75 per 100,000 people
Oklahoma - 5,869.82 per 100,000 people
Washington - 5,758.57 per 100,000 people
Tennessee - 5,658.30 per 100,000 people
Oregon - 5,609.89 per 100,000 people
Missouri - 5,604.78 per 100,000 people
(Source)

Yeah, many cities are getting worse. That doesn't change the fact that they're not all that dangerous compared to previous years, or that rural areas aren't seeing the same types of increases.