I wanted to pass along a new piece titled “Where Is Public Corruption the Highest?” by Cato Institute Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies Chris Edwards and Research Associate Yasmeen Kallash-Kyler.

The authors explore US Department of Justice (DOJ) data on public corruption convictions in the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts. The data show that some of the most corrupt places by this measure match their reputations — DC tops the rankings.

“It has a huge number of legislative and executive branch federal employees, and there are many opportunities for graft,” the authors write.

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