Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
The documented record directly contradicts this claim. FBI data shows the 2024 violent crime rate was 359.1 per 100,000 — the lowest since 1976 — and 2025 saw an additional 9.3% drop, which FBI Director Kash Patel described as the largest single-year decline since 1937. Violent crime rates are near historic lows, not historic highs.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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