Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
This claim is directly contradicted by FBI UCR data, which shows current violent crime rates are roughly half the historical peak recorded in 1991–1993, when rates exceeded 700 per 100,000 people. Recent data shows violent crime fell an estimated 9.3% between 2024 and 2025, with murders down 18.1%. No official federal source — FBI, BJS, or CDC — supports the assertion that violent crime is at an all-time high.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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