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Justice Department probes DC crime data manipulation

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The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data, according

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    Justice Department investigating whether D.C. police manipulated crime data, escalating tensions between Trump and local officials (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Local officials have touted a drop in violent crime to push back on Trump’s unprecedented action to bring in National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers to fight what he has called a crime emergency.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Trump’s Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether D.C. police officials falsified crime data (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The investigation comes amid an escalating showdown between the Trump administration and the city over control of the police department.

  4. Newsweek

    Trump administration probes DC police over alleged crime data manipulation (opens Newsweek)

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    The Department of Justice is investigating whether police in Washington, D.C., manipulated crime data and statistics.

  5. NBC4 Washington

    Justice Department to investigate whether DC police manipulated crime data (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    MPD investigation: The Justice Department is investigating whether D.C. police manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear lower, sources say.

  6. PJ Media

    Justice Department Investigating D.C. Crime Stats Scandal (opens PJ Media)

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    Justice Department probes D.C. police for manipulating crime stats amidst rising concerns.

  7. NBC News

    Justice Department is investigating whether D.C. police manipulated crime data (opens NBC News)

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    The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C. police manipulated crime data to make the crime rates appear lower than they really are in the city, two senior law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News

  8. WMUR

    Justice Department probes DC crime data manipulation (opens WMUR)

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    The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are.

  9. The Columbian

    Trump’s Justice Department is investigating whether D.C. police officials falsified crime data (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are, according to two

  10. BNO News

    Justice Department investigates whether D.C. police manipulated crime data (opens BNO News)

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    The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department falsified crime statistics to make crime appear lower than it was, according to NBC News. Two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News on Tuesday that the Justice Department has launched the inves…

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