Fact-check: “Is violent crime in the United States at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
Multiple independent primary government sources — including the FBI, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and CDC — documented that U.S. violent crime rates peaked in the early 1990s and have declined substantially since then. The FBI's 2024 data reported a 4.5% decrease in violent crime compared to 2023, and the BJS recorded a violent crime rate of 370.8 per 100,000 in 2024, far below the 1991 peak of 758.2 per 100,000. No credible government or primary source was found stating that violent crime is…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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