{"id":2476453,"date":"2025-08-19T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-dc-police-over-allegations-of-manipulated-crime-data\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T17:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:43:29","slug":"doj-investigating-dc-police-over-allegations-of-manipulated-crime-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-dc-police-over-allegations-of-manipulated-crime-data\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ investigating DC police over allegations of manipulated crime data"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-investigating-dc-police-over-allegations-of-manipulated-crime-data%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) over allegations that crime data has been manipulated. This inquiry follows claims made by former President Donald Trump and the head of the local police union, suggesting that crime statistics were falsified to create a misleading impression of public safety. The investigation is reportedly led by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about the accuracy of the crime data arose after the MPD placed a district commander on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By ..., Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination.\">paid administrative leave<\/a> amid accusations of doctoring crime reports, which he denies. The police union has stated that some officers might have been directed to downgrade the classification of certain crimes, thus understating the severity and frequency of violent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The MPD&#8217;s daily crime reports have been criticized for their narrow definition of violent crimes,excluding offenses like aggravated assault that still cause bodily harm. Despite official reports indicating a notable drop in violent crime and homicides compared to the previous year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-schools-accuses-teachers-union-of-trying-to-tank-district-financially-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Chicago Public Schools accuses teachers union of trying to tank ... financially - ... Examiner\">union leaders argue<\/a> that the decline is exaggerated based on their experiences in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, local officials have minimized the scope of the data issues, asserting that anomalies were confined to a single district and that ongoing investigations do not implicate many cases. trump has used these allegations to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >justify recent federal interventions<\/a> in the city&#8217;s policing, claiming that safety in Washington, D.C., has dramatically improved under such efforts. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ investigating DC police over allegations of manipulated crime data<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2206960\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> is reportedly investigating whether the Metropolitan Police Department in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, has been manipulating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crime<\/a> statistics following allegations made by President Donald Trump and the head of the district&rsquo;s police union.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is leading the investigation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/justice-department-to-investigate-whether-dc-police-manipulated-crime-data\/3977022\/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC4 Washington<\/a>. The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/08\/19\/trump-police-dc-takeover-justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Post<\/a><\/em>  first reported on the news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3759873\/rhode-island-ag-drunk-assistant-attorney-general-arrest-footage-under-review\/\">Rhode Island attorney general puts assistant attorney general&#8217;s arrest footage under review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3759810\/new-jersey-man-sentenced-prison-smuggled-military-equipment-russia\/\">New Jersey man sentenced to prison after admitting he smuggled military equipment into Russia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3759068\/dc-restaurants-downturn-trump-federal-crackdown\/\">DC restaurants see downturn during Trump&#8217;s federal crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A spokesperson for Pirro&rsquo;s office declined to comment on the existence of such an investigation, and the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the MPD for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Reports on the investigation surfaced a day after Trump suggested the MPD is being investigated over its allegedly fake crime data.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;D.C. gave Fake Crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115049974697549520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a>. &ldquo;This is a very bad and dangerous thing to do, and they are under serious investigation for so doing!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to tout his own actions last week related to the federalization of the local police force and the deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents in the district.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Until 4 days ago, Washington, D.C., was the most unsafe &lsquo;city&rsquo; in the United States, and perhaps the World,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Now, in just a short period of time, it is perhaps the safest, and getting better every single hour! People are flocking to D.C. again, and soon, the beautification will begin!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Questions arose regarding the validity of the district&rsquo;s crime numbers after MPD 3rd District Commander Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in May for allegedly doctoring the data. Pulliam has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the investigation into the commander, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said department leadership has only found data anomalies in one police district.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The chief of police had concerns about one commander, investigated all seven districts, and verified that the concern was with one person,&rdquo; she told NBC4 Washington on Aug. 11, the day that Trump started the federal takeover of the district&rsquo;s crime response. &ldquo;So, we are completing that investigation, and we don&rsquo;t believe it implicates many cases.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>MPD Chief Pamela Smith declined to comment on Pulliam&rsquo;s case, saying it&rsquo;s an internal matter.<\/p>\n<p>However, DC Police Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton believes the practice is applicable to any police official who directs rank-and-file officers to &ldquo;take a report for a lesser offense&rdquo; from the victims at a crime scene.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of taking a report for a shooting or a stabbing or a carjacking, they will order that officer to take a report for a theft or an injured person to the hospital or a felony assault, which is not the same type of classification,&rdquo; he said in an interview with NBC4 Washington last month.<\/p>\n<p>The daily crime reports published by the MPD are flawed partly because they don&rsquo;t count unreported crimes and have a limited definition of what a &ldquo;violent crime&rdquo; entails. The police department&rsquo;s database only considers homicide, sex abuse crimes, assault with a dangerous weapon, and robbery in its data on violent crime. Aggravated assault and felony assault without a weapon are left out entirely, even though they result in bodily injury.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, the MPD <a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/dailycrime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that all violent crimes are down 27% compared to the same time last year, and homicides are only down 11%. Only 13 more murders need to be committed to match the year-to-date murders from 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While district officials and Democrats have been quick to point to a 30-year low in violent crime, Pemberton argued the drop in crime rates may not be as large as believed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3757965\/trump-fake-dc-crime-numbers-police-national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SAYS DC IS &lsquo;GETTING BETTER&rsquo; WHILE DECRYING &lsquo;FAKE&rsquo; CRIME NUMBERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a, potentially, a drop from where we were in 2023,&rdquo; he said, referring to the year with the highest homicide rate seen in the district since 1997. &ldquo;I think that there&rsquo;s a possibility that crime has come down. But the department is reporting that in 2024, crime went down 35% &mdash; violent crime &mdash; and another 25% through August of this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pemberton, who oversees a union of roughly 3,000 officers, added, &ldquo;That is preposterous to suggest that cumulatively we&rsquo;ve seen 60-plus percent drops in violent crime from where we were in &rsquo;23, because we&rsquo;re out on the street. 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