Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
This claim is directly contradicted by the two main official national crime measures. The FBI UCR/NIBRS data and the BJS National Crime Victimization Survey both show that violent crime rates peaked in the early 1990s — far above any recent figure. The NCVS rate hit roughly 10.5–11.0 per 1,000 persons in 1993; the most recent 2024 figure is 8.9 per 1,000, and preliminary 2025 FBI data shows a further sharp drop including an 18.1% decline in murders.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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