The article does not provide the truth. Never trust what a conservative says is the truth...
In the article it states:
California Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized that California’s homicide rate is comparatively low and pointed out that the highest homicide rates are found in Republican-led states. His response followed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s suggestion that Newsom was an accomplice to civil unrest in California, implying that the state generally has high crime. On its face, Newsom’s statement is accurate: when measured by homicides on a per capita basis, California does not rank among the most violent states in the nation. He is also correct that “red states” do more often appear at the top of murder rate lists.
The conclusion was:
While some of the worst-performing states in the index are indeed red, some of the best-performing states are also red. Similarly, the worst-performing state is blue, though the best-performing state is also blue.
