Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
The official FBI data directly contradicts this claim. Violent crime peaked in the early 1990s at roughly 700–750 per 100,000 people and has fallen dramatically since then. The FBI's 2024 data and preliminary 2025 estimates show the national violent crime rate is well under half its 1990s peak — nowhere near an all-time high.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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