Jeanine Pirro Details How DC Police Allegedly Cooked the Books on Crime Data
U.S. Attorney for Washington,D.C., Jeanine Pirro revealed that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) allegedly misreported crime statistics to make crime rates appear lower than they actually were.A federal examination found significant understatement of crime data by the MPD,contradicting claims that crime was dropping. Pirro highlighted that during president Joe Biden’s governance, 65 percent of arrests were not prosecuted. The investigation reviewed over 6,000 reports and more than 50 witnesses at various levels of the police department. Pirro contrasted this with her own office’s prosecution rate, which exceeds 90 percent.
The proclamation challenges Democratic and media claims that crime rates had fallen following President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and federal takeover of the MPD in August. MPD data had reported a 35 percent drop in crime as 2024 but excluded certain assaults, while the FBI data suggested only a 10 percent decrease. Additionally, the Washington Police Union stated that officers were ordered to misreport crimes like robbery and burglary. Pirro emphasized that the investigation indicates Trump’s measures were more effective in reducing crime than initially reported.As the federal takeover, police have made over 3,500 arrests in Washington, D.C. The MPD has not responded to requests for comment.
U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro detailed on Wednesday how the Metropolitan Police Department allegedly misreported statistics to make crime rates appear lower.
A federal investigation found that the MPD significantly understated crime data to make it appear like they were dropping, Pirro announced on Monday.
Pirro said on “America’s Newsroom” that 65 percent of the arrests in the district were not being prosecuted during former President Joe Biden’s administration.
“And the investigation that we conducted over a period of several months, based upon the report of the deflation of numbers, was very thorough,” Pirro told Fox News’ Dana Perino.
“As you indicated, over 6,000 reports were looked at, over 50 witnesses, and those witnesses were rank and file from the top down …
“And you know, Dana, what’s amazing to me is that the U.S. attorney before me in the Biden administration did not go forward with more than 65 percent of the arrests,” Pirro said. “That means that even if police made arrests, they weren’t being prosecuted. In my office, we go forward with over 90 percent of the arrests.”
The interview drew attention on social media:
Pirro’s findings confirm a major breakdown in DC’s crime reporting accuracy
— PAIN (@alphaworst1) December 17, 2025
This is happening in every big blue city.
— Thomad 🇺🇸 (@LundThomad) December 17, 2025
Pirro’s announcement disputes repeated claims by the Democrats and the media that crime rates were down as President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and federally took over the MPD in August.
The MPD’s crime data claimed that crime dropped by 35 percent since 2024, though it excluded aggravated and felony assaults without the use of weapons from its crime data. The Federal Bureau of Investigation included that data and indicated that crime only decreased by 10 percent in comparison to 2024.
Washington Police Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton said on “The Story with Martha MacCallum” in August that officers were ordered to misreport crimes, including robbery and burglaries.
Pirro did not dispute that crime had not dropped at all, but said that the investigation “makes it clear President Trump has reduced crime more than originally thought.”
As of late September, police made over 3,500 arrests in Washington as a result of the federal takeover.
The MPD did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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