Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
This claim is directly contradicted by FBI data. Violent crime rates peaked in the early 1990s — around 1991–1993 — and have trended significantly downward since then. The FBI's most recent preliminary data shows violent crime fell another 9.3% between 2024 and 2025, with murders dropping 18.1%. Current rates are roughly half of what they were at the historical peak.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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