Americans are fleeing blue states like New York and California for southern and southeastern states, especially Texas and Florida, according to a new study.

As violent crime surges in liberal metropolitan areas like Los Angeles and New York City, residents are migrating south to reddish areas, according to a new report by North American Van Lines (NAVL).

The report found that Californians who have chosen to leave are largely moving south to Texas or north to Idaho.

Among states experiencing a huge exodus of residents, New York, specifically New York City, saw the most people leave. The upcoming cities people are leaving are three California cities, Anaheim, San Diego, and Riverside, as well as Chicago.

In addition to New Yorkers, dwellers of three countries particularly, New Jersey, Maryland, and California are fleeing to southern and southeastern states. Residents of Pennsylvania and Michigan are also fleeing, but this is a continuation of a trend from previous years since both states have regularly ranked in the top 10 for outbound moves. Illinois also remains in the top 10 for outbound moves as violence in Chicago spikes compared to this time last year.

Meanwhile, the most popular destinations for movers include Idaho, Arizona, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Colorado. Last year, Tennessee became more popular than South Carolina, compared to the 2019 results.

The city most popular as a moving destination is now Phoenix, followed by Houston in second place, then Dallas, Atlanta, and Denver.

The exodus of residents from blue states comes as violent crime surges from the very major metropolitan areas where moves to defund the police have taken root. Conservatives have expressed concern that an influx of people from regions that vote Democrat could end up turning red states purple, despite the crime wave in blue areas being caused by Democrat policies.

In nyc, shootings increased 73% to 173 in May compared to only 100 in May, 2020, according to the NYPD. Crime was up in the city 22 percent in May compared to the same time this past year.

Chicago has seen 289 homicides this year, 16 more than last year, including more than a series of deadly weekends lately. Over the past two weekends, nine people were killed and nearly 100 others were injured by gun violence in the city.

Meanwhile in Los Angeles, murders have taken up 22% over the same period last year, with 141 murders in the city so far this year. In 2021, 600 people are shot, an increase of 59 percent compared to this point last year.