Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
Every authoritative national data source — FBI UCR and BJS NCVS — shows the U.S. violent crime rate is well below its historical peak. The all-time high occurred in 1991, at roughly 758 violent crimes per 100,000 people. By 2023–2024 that rate had fallen by more than 50%, and preliminary 2025 data reported by the FBI points to a further historic decline, not a record high.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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