Fact-check: “Violent crime in the United States is at an all-time high”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
The documented record directly contradicts this claim. FBI data shows the U.S. violent crime rate in the 1990s was nearly twice as high as in recent years, and the rate in 2023 was about 6% lower than in 2020. The FBI's 2024 national crime statistics (released August 2025) show a violent crime occurring every 25.9 seconds on average — a figure that, in historical context, remains well below the peaks of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Preliminary 2025 data from the FBI Director describes a pote…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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