Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
Both major federal crime measurement systems show U.S. violent crime rates in 2024 are far below historical peaks. The Bureau of Justice Statistics' NCVS recorded 8.9 victimizations per 1,000 persons in 2024 — less than half the 1993 peak of 19.5 and less than a third of the 1973 all-time high of 22.5. The FBI's NIBRS data similarly shows 2024 rates well below the peaks of the 1970s and 1990s. Preliminary FBI data from May 2026 shows violent crime fell sharply in 2025, with murders down an esti…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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