Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (90% confidence)
The documented evidence directly contradicts this claim. FBI data shows violent crime declined 9.3% from 2024 to 2025, and even the post-2020 surge never surpassed prior historical levels. The violent crime rate in the early 1990s was roughly twice the rate seen in recent years — so current levels are far from an all-time high by any standard measure.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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