See? This makes it look like it’s as misleading as I said. This is prisoners per 100.000, that means it doesn’t matter how populous a state or country is. That’s exactly why comparing states with countries is misleading. For every state that has a higher number than the US average there’s states that have a lower number.

Thank you that’s what I meant, I just couldn’t put it into words properly.

Well yes because the US as a whole has a high number. If you added cities they would have even more in the high numbers. What’s the point about that?

Yes but that doesn’t really say much. We know it’s bad in the US. If all German states were bad that would still only tell you that in average it’s bad in Germany

I thought the states were being compared to other countries. Didn’t look properly on the phone.

I thought the states were being compared to other countries. Didn’t look properly on the phone.

Isn’t that graph a bit misleading