Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
National violent crime data from both the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey show current rates are well below the peaks recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The NCVS rate in 2024 was 8.9 per 1,000 persons, down from a recent peak of 9.8 in 2022 and far below historical highs exceeding 20–30 per 1,000 in prior decades. Preliminary FBI data for 2025 indicates violent crime continued to fall, with murders dropping an estimated 18.1%. The documente…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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