I need some stats for my Economics class "Repug. vs Dems" Crime rate

How can I get some stats on crime rates. Would it be possible to find out which states have the largest amounts of hypocrites i mean liars in it.

Could we break down the blue states vs the reds states and project how many people commit crimes that involve theft, adultery and fraud?
Would it prove that Rethugs aka Christian God fearing religious zealots are a bunch of hypocrites as opposed to us Yankees who don't commit crimes or lie.

Maybe it wouldn't mean anything to anyone but it might show hypocrisy.

I have to do a project in my Economics class that involves stats. I can't think of another topic that would be better to research.

..you could find stat data and may be able to extrapolate some things by population, but not down to the political affiliation of convicted criminals.

Do they commit more crimes then people outside of their religion. Is the South (not all) more abpt to committing crimes then the northern states. Are Christians a bunch of hypocrites? I have relatives that are Christians but we lost touch years ago because everyone was a heathen except them.

First you have to define all of those terms -- you can't identify a person's religious affiliation so easily. In fact, most of the time it's illegal to ask such questions. I suspect you'll find the same amount of hypocrites in any population -- and that's always alot.

Here's another problem. Not all people who commit crimes are caught. So you would only potentially get statistics about either arrests or convictions - neither of which is entirely an accurate picture of who actually committed crimes.

I understand the sincerity of your question, though. I suppose if you were in a country like the old Soviet Union, that did publically identify religious affiliation, you could, for example, track the number of Jewish criminals. But we both know that there are so many other issues involved (prejudice, poverty, etc.) that defining someone soley by religious affiliation is maybe as hypocritical as anything..lol.

:-)

I wanted to prove the politics behind hypocritical thinking that is going on in this country right now.