US EditionComer alleges outgoing DC police chief manipulated crime statistics
The House Oversight Committee and DOJ found Chief Smith pressured commanders to reclassify crimes, creating a 31% drop in reported homicides in 2025, amid accusations of a toxic work culture.
- On Sunday, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee released an interim report accusing Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith of pressuring subordinates to reclassify crimes, lowering public crime data in Washington, D.C.
- The probe began in August after whistleblowers raised concerns about data manipulation, prompting a congressional inquiry; Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, reviewed nearly 6,000 reports and Chief Pamela A. Smith announced Dec. 8 she will step down this month.
- Interviews with seven district commanders show the chief pushed use of intermediate offenses excluded from the daily crime report, including downgrading assaults to endangerment with a firearm and some burglaries to unlawful entry or theft.
- Rep. James Comer urged Smith to resign immediately, while Jeanine Pirro said no criminal charges will be filed after her office's investigation Monday.
- Independent hospital visit data shows a 33% drop in firearm injuries for the first 10 months of 2025, homicides are down roughly 30% this year, and officials say further findings may be released in the coming weeks.
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WASHINGTON—A Congressional committee has accused the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of pressuring her staff to downgrade the classification of crime in Washington. The Dec. 14 interim report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform alleges that Pamela Smith, who is set to leave her post at the end of the month, manipulated public-facing crime statistics, “placing a higher priority on suppressing public repor…
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