A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city's crime rates
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A new interim report released Sunday by the House Oversight Committee alleges that D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith pressured senior commanders to manipulate crime data, directed them to downgrade offenses and fostered a culture of retaliation that undermined the accuracy of public crime reporting …
D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has been accused of manipulating crime data to “maintain the appearance of low crime” in a new report released Sunday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
DC Police Chief Pamela Smith pushed officers to lower crime statistics "by any means necessary," including by categorizing even some violent offenses so they weren't reported publicly, according to a scathing congressional report issued Sunday.
Serious crimes are being deliberately and dishonestly downgraded to keep them from public view and understate the severity of the crime problem in the Nation’s Capital - due to the orders and coercion tactics of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Police Chief Pamela A.
A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city's crime rates
The report by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, found that Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith often threatened, punished and retaliated against police commanders who presented her with “spikes in crime."
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces federal investigation found Metropolitan Police Department misclassified crime reports, making Washington D.C. statistics artificially lower.
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