Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
The claim is directly contradicted by the most recent federal crime data. The Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2024 report shows the violent crime victimization rate at 8.9 per 1,000 persons — well below historical peaks of over 30 per 1,000 recorded in 1970 and 1991. Both the victim survey data (NCVS) and police-reported data (FBI NIBRS) show today's rates are far below all-time highs, and the 2024 rate is even slightly lower than the recent 2022 peak of 9.8 per 1,000.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
Related fact-checks
- Pete hegseth uses cocaine — Unverifiable
- Pete hegseth is a drunk — Partly True
- September is a good time to see whales in the waters around Greenland — True
- In 1979 America was ranked #1 in education and 46 years later we are ranked #40 — False
- Over 1000 people are killed by US police every year. — Mostly True