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Louisiana however has the highest homicide rate and incarceration rate in the U.S

Louisiana however has the highest homicide rate and incarceration rate in the U.S

Louisiana has the homicide rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people and while the more nonreligious(and liberal)state, New Hampshire has a homicide rate of only 0.9 per 100,000 people.--[[User:Coolguy|Coolguy]]|[[User talk:Coolguy|talk]]

Louisiana has the homicide rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people and while the more nonreligious(and liberal)state, New Hampshire has a homicide rate of only 0.9 per 100,000 people.--[[User:Coolguy|Coolguy]]|[[User talk:Coolguy|talk]]

:Yes, Louisiana has a high homicide rate, but so do New Mexico and Maryland, outside the belt; New Hampshire has a low homicide rate, but so does Iowa, inside the belt.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm</ref>  Also, I've never heard any of those other belt terms, only "Bible belt" and "black belt."--[[User:Abcqwe|Abcqwe]] ([[User talk:Abcqwe|talk]]) 19:03, 5 May 2017 (EDT)

:Yes, Louisiana has a high homicide rate, but so do Alaska and Maryland, outside the belt; New Hampshire has a low homicide rate, but so does Iowa, inside the belt.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/homicide_mortality/homicide.htm</ref>  Also, I've never heard any of those other belt terms, only "Bible belt" and "black belt."--[[User:Abcqwe|Abcqwe]] ([[User talk:Abcqwe|talk]]) 19:03, 5 May 2017 (EDT)