Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
FBI crime data shows U.S. violent crime is not at an all-time high — it peaked in the early 1990s and has trended down significantly since then. The 2023 violent crime rate was about 6% lower than the 2020 rate, and preliminary 2025 FBI data suggests rates may be heading toward historic lows. The claim directly contradicts decades of documented crime statistics.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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