Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (95% confidence)
The FBI's own data shows U.S. violent crime peaked in the early 1990s — rates today are well below that historical high. The University of Pennsylvania's criminology department puts it plainly: the violent crime rate was nearly twice as high in the 1990s compared to recent years. Preliminary 2025 FBI data actually points toward one of the lowest levels in recent history, making 'all-time high' the opposite of what the documented record shows.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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