{"id":2599845,"date":"2026-05-07T10:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muriel-bowser-promises-changes-to-mpds-crime-data-release-process\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:14:34","slug":"muriel-bowser-promises-changes-to-mpds-crime-data-release-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muriel-bowser-promises-changes-to-mpds-crime-data-release-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Muriel Bowser promises changes to MPD&#8217;s crime data release process"},"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%2Fmuriel-bowser-promises-changes-to-mpds-crime-data-release-process%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=2599845&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>District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said city officials will reexamine all crime data after allegations that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) twisted statistics to improve it&#8217;s image. She commented after more than a dozen MPD officers were placed on leave during an internal examination, and several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">top officials<\/a> were terminated, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-police-union-president-far-left-infiltrated-capitol-protests\/\" title=\"Chicago ... Union President: Far-left infiltrated Capitol protests\">police union<\/a> praised as restoring integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser said she expects \u201crepercussions\u201d if investigators find the distortion was deliberate, and noted she is waiting for details from an inspector General report requested from Daniel Lucas. She maintained that crime in the district has dropped, while stating the next key step is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dhs-ig-tells-sen-blackburn-agency-considering-concerns-over-86-9-million-contract-to-house-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: DHS IG Tells Sen. Blackburn Agency ...Considering\u2019 Concerns Over .9 Million Contract To House Illegal Immigrants\">inspector general\u2019<\/a>s findings. Congress is also investigating the claims, which reportedly arose during former police chief Pamela Smith\u2019s tenure. Interim police chief Jeffery Carroll announced that 13 officers were placed on administrative leave, along with the replacement of senior leaders including Second District commander Tatjana Savoy and assistant chief LaShay Makal.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>District of Columbia Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> on Wednesday suggested officials will reassess all crime data after the city\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metropolitan-police-department\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nashville-pd-releases-photo-of-rv-that-exploded-christmas-morning-asks-the-public-for-help\/\" title=\"Nashville PD Releases Photo of RV That Exploded Christmas Morning, Asks the Public For Help\">police department<\/a><\/a> was embroiled in accusations that it twisted statistics to burnish its image.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser spoke to reporters after revelations that over a dozen Metropolitan Police Department officers were placed on leave earlier this week amid an internal investigation into the scandal. Several top-ranking police officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4556431\/comer-records-dc-police-crime-data-manipulation\/\">were terminated<\/a>, sparking praise from the district\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dcpoliceunion.lrisapps.com\/docs\/Press%20Release%202026%20-%20Results%20of%20Crime%20Stat%20Investigation.pdf\">police union<\/a> as a \u201clong overdue step toward justice and the restoration of integrity within MPD.\u201d Bowser weighed in as well, saying there would be \u201crepercussions\u201d if investigations determined data was deliberately distorted.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4558361\/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-note-cellmate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Possible Epstein suicide note unsealed by judge: \u2018NO FUN \u2014 NOT WORTH IT\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4557194\/doj-prosecute-assailants-immigration-enforcement-every-single-time-blanche\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement \u2018every single time\u2019: Blanche<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4557581\/man-shot-secret-service-white-house-charge-three-count\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man who shot at Secret Service near White House charged with three counts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4555638\/mpd-remove-top-official-crime-data-manipulation\/\">MPD REMOVES TOP OFFICIALS IN DEPARTMENT RESTRUCTURING AMID CONCERNS ABOUT CRIME DATA MANIPULATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI think there will be some changes that we make to make sure that any crime data has a second look,\u201d Bowser said during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fJd4apyLI84\">a press conference<\/a>. \u201cWe will look for systematic problems that, in my estimation, should have caught any individual problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowser dodged questions on whether she felt she had been lied to about the crime data. She stood firm in her belief that there is \u201cno question\u201d that crime in the district has dropped, saying homicides, carjackings, robberies, and shootings have declined. The mayor said she is waiting for more details from a report she requested from Inspector General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oig.dc.gov\/index.php\/about-oig\/meet-the-ig\">Daniel\u00a0 Lucas<\/a>. Lucas informed her last week that his investigation \u201cwas concluding\u201d and that a draft copy of the report would be sent to D.C. police before being made public, according to the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been trying to get all of the information for months, and I think we have one piece of the puzzle, the IAD,\u201d Bowser said, referring to MPD\u2019s internal investigation. \u201cThe next piece of the puzzle will be the inspector general\u2019s report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMPD will talk about the categories of crime that experience changes,\u201d Bowser said. \u201cWhat is going to be really key, and I suspect it\u2019s in all of these recommendations for termination, is if this is deliberate, if it is meant to make the official look good and not show what\u2019s actually happening. There are repercussions for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Congress is probing concerns that district officials manipulated crime data to paint public safety in a better light, alongside the inspector general and internal police investigations.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4548966\/dc-mayor-debate-public-safety-housing\/\"><strong>DC MAYORAL DEBATE SEES CANDIDATES CLASH ON PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING, AND MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The alleged manipulation occurred under Pamela Smith\u2019s tenure at MPD. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police chief resigned<\/a> from her position in December amid <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/oversight-committee-releases-bombshell-report-revealing-d-c-s-police-chief-deliberately-manipulated-crime-data\/\">swirling allegations <\/a>that she oversaw and implemented a culture of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Interim police chief Jeffery Carroll <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4555638\/mpd-remove-top-official-crime-data-manipulation\/\">announced Tuesday <\/a>that 13 officers had been placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues. Second District commander Tatjana Savoy and assistant chief LaShay Makal are among the high-ranking figures being replaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowser says DC will reassess crime data after MPD stats manipulation accusations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2599847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26116123401986.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[61559,50501,79257,47652,35975,4086],"class_list":["post-2599845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-crime-data","tag-dc-2","tag-metropolitan-police-department","tag-muriel-bowser","tag-public-safety","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26116123401986.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599845"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599849,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599845\/revisions\/2599849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}