Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
The FBI's own data — the authoritative source for this claim — directly contradicts it. Violent crime rates in the United States peaked in the early 1990s, at roughly twice the rates recorded in recent years, and have been trending downward since. The 2023 violent crime rate was about 6% below the 2020 rate, and preliminary FBI data show a further estimated 9.3% drop from 2024 to 2025. No credible primary source supports the claim that violent crime is at an all-time high.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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