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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House panel: D.C. police manipulated crime stats
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress accused Washington, D.C.'s police department of lowering its crime statistics by reclassifying certain incidents as lesser charges, in their latest effort to buttress President Donald Trump's federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard…
Oversight Committee Alleges Outgoing DC Police Chief Manipulated Crime Statistics
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…
JUST IN: Bombshell House Oversight Report Accuses DC Police Chief of Rigging Crime Data - "Smith Coerced Staff to Report Artificially Low Crime Data and Cultivated a Culture of Fear to Achieve her Agenda"
DC Police Chief Pamela Smith The House Oversight Committee released a report on Sunday, detailing the committee’s investigation into DC Police Chief Pamela Smith’s manipulation of crime data. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer called for Pamela Smith to resign immediately in a statement, saying, “Every single person who lives, works, or visits the District of Columbia deserves a safe city, yet it’s now clear the American people wer…
House Report Unmasks D.C. Police Data Corruption
The House Oversight Committee released a new report detailing concerns about crime data manipulation in Washington, D.C. The report, titled “Leadership Breakdown: How D.C.’s Police Chief Undermined Crime Data Accuracy,” contains information from transcribed interviews with those of D.C. patrol districts, revealing that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith pressured the commanders to alter crime data to maintain the appearan…
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