Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
This claim is directly contradicted by both major national crime measurement systems. The FBI's 2024 reported data and preliminary 2025 data show violent crime well below historical peaks, and the BJS National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) shows the 2024 rate of 8.9 per 1,000 persons is far below the 1990s peaks, which exceeded 70–80 per 1,000 on comparable measures. Preliminary FBI data from May 2026 shows murders dropped an estimated 18.1% in 2025, moving further from any 'high' status.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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