Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
This claim is directly contradicted by the FBI's official national crime data. The 2024 violent crime rate was approximately 359 per 100,000 inhabitants — less than half the 1991 peak of 758.2 per 100,000. The BJS National Crime Victimization Survey, which captures crimes not reported to police, also provides no support for an all-time high framing. Both major national measurement systems show current levels well below historical peaks recorded in the early 1990s.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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