You should be comparing Iowa with Illinois or Des Moines with Chicago. Iowa is a very rural state, and if we're allowed to water down the violent crime across the rural population then Illinois does just as well.
IOWA YOUR NEIGHBORING STATE IS AWASH WITH GUN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE A LOWER PER CAPITA INCOME THAN CHICAGO AND 1/5TH THE MURDERS PER CAPITA. SO MAYOR BEETLEJUICE DO YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN TO EXPLAIN WHY GUN OWNERSHIP IS THE PROBLEM IN CHICAGO