Well go figure.
WASHINGTON DC is the PSYCHOPATH CAPITAL of the UNITED STATES, according to this new study released today.
This Southern Methodist University study "builds off existing research" which examines how the "big five" personality traits are spread across US states, based off of personality samples of almost 1.6 million people.
Scientist Ryan Murphy, who works at the Dallas, Texas-area University, found Connecticut was the most psychopathic state per capita, and when the non-state Federal District of Columbia was included in the results -alongside US states - the scores flew off the chart, almost DOUBLING Connecticut's score of 1.89.
DC's score? 3.48.
HELLO PSYCHOPATHS!
Here are the states with the most and least PSYCHOPATHS running around:
Top Five Most Psychopathic States
- Connecticut
- California
- New Jersey
- (tie) New York/Wyoming
Top Five Least Psychopathic States
- West Virginia
- Vermont
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- New Mexico.