Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
The documented evidence runs strongly against this claim. FBI-based data show the U.S. violent crime rate in 2024 was 359 per 100,000 — its lowest point since 1976 — and 2025–2026 data indicate homicide rates were approaching or at record lows. The claim inverts the actual trend: violent crime peaked in the early 1990s and has been broadly declining since, with a temporary pandemic-era spike in 2020–2021 that itself never approached historical highs before reversing sharply.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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