Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data shows the U.S. violent crime rate peaked in 1991 at roughly 758 crimes per 100,000 people — a level that has never been matched since. While violent crime rose notably from 2015 through 2020, the 2020 rate was still roughly 12% below the 1991 peak, and FBI Crime Data Explorer updates for 2022 and 2023 show rates declining further from that recent high. The claim is directly contradicted by the official historical record.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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