Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
Every major official U.S. crime measurement system — the FBI UCR/NIBRS program, the BJS NCVS victimization survey, and FBI homicide statistics — shows current violent crime rates well below historical peaks. The FBI reported 359.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2024, and the BJS NCVS recorded 23.3 violent victimizations per 1,000 persons — both substantially lower than early-1990s peaks when the NCVS alone recorded rates around 18–20 per 1,000 (excluding simple assault). The 2024 figures…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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