An investigative journalist ...

wanted to find out if homicide rates were higher in "blue" or "red" cities. He gathered years and years of statistics, from small towns to major cities. He soon became overwhelmed the amount of data, but worked diligently to summarize it into digestable chunks. He finally got the story published in the morning newspaper, but no sooner had he finished a celebratory cup of coffee then there came a loud knock at the door. He slowly opened the door to find a police officer demanding he come with him to the station. "What ever for?" exclaimed the journalist. "Aggregated murder!"