Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
The claim is directly contradicted by the FBI's own data. Violent crime rates peaked in the early 1990s and have been far lower ever since. The most recent FBI report (covering 2024) shows a 9.3% drop in violent crime from the prior year, and murder fell 18.1%. Even during the post-2020 uptick, rates never came close to the historical peaks recorded roughly 30 years ago.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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