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. New Orleans and Lexington ranked near the top in both periods, while New Hampshire and Utah were near the bottom.
The authors write:
Most places in America could learn a lot from New Hampshire. It has the lowest public corruption in the nation, according to this conviction metric. And—perhaps not coincidentally—it is the freest state in the nation with one of the smallest governments.
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