US EditionJustice Department investigating D.C. police over alleged fake crime data
- The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data.
- President Trump appeared to confirm the probe and accused D.C. of providing "Fake Crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety."
- City officials have pushed back on the allegation, stating that violent crime has dropped almost 30% from this time last year.
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DailyTruthReportDOJ investigating DC police over allegations of manipulated crime data
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating whether the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has been manipulating crime statistics following allegations made by President Donald Trump and the head of the district’s police union. U.S. Attorney for the District…
US Justice Dept probes whether Washington police falsified crime data
The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are, according to two people familiar with the investigation who were not authorised to publicly discuss an open investigation. The investigation comes amid an escalating – and political – showdown between the Trump administration and the city over control of the police department. It wa…
The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the Washington Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data, according to two sources.
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