Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
The documented record from both the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey directly contradicts this claim. The NCVS recorded a violent crime rate of 8.9 per 1,000 persons in 2024 — roughly half the 1993 peak of 19.2 per 1,000. Preliminary FBI data from 2025 shows violent crime falling further, including an estimated 18.1% drop in murders, which is the opposite direction from an all-time high.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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