Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
The documented record from FBI UCR data directly contradicts this claim. Violent crime in the US peaked in the early 1990s — the rate hit over 750 per 100,000 people in 1991 — and has been substantially lower ever since. The FBI's 2024 data, released August 2025, shows violent crime fell an estimated 9.3% from 2023 to 2024, with murders down 18.1%. Current levels are nowhere near the historical peak.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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