Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
Multiple independent federal statistical series — FBI UCR/NIBRS, BJS NCVS, and CDC NVSS homicide data — consistently document that the national violent crime rate peaked in the early 1990s (approximately 758 per 100,000 in 1991 by FBI measures) and has declined substantially since, remaining well below that peak through 2024. The most recent available FBI data show a 2024 violent crime rate of approximately 359–371 per 100,000 population, roughly half the 1991 peak, and declining from 2023. No…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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