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 violent crime rates peaked around 2020–2021 and have declined since, with 2023 running about 6% below the 2020 peak. Preliminary 2024 and 2025 FBI data point to further declines, not new highs. Looking at the longer historical record, the University of Pennsylvania's criminology department and Wikipedia's sourced crime history both show violent crime rates in the 1990s were nearly twice current levels — meaning today's rates…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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