Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (90% confidence)
FBI data shows the opposite is true — violent crime in the U.S. is at or near historic lows, not an all-time high. The 2025 violent crime total dropped 9.3% from 2024, and the 2025 murder rate is described by crime analysts as likely the lowest ever recorded since the FBI began collecting national data in 1960. The trend is continuing downward into 2026.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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